They hope that future synthetic cells can make useful bacteria for products like bio-fuels or vaccines, and to clean up polluted water.
VOA: special.2010.07.20
Coordinated by the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), the report is the result of a joint effort by the 24 United Nations agencies and entities that make up UN-Water.
In America, where the price of a gallon of petrol can be less than the price of a gallon of bottled water, large fuel-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles (urban assault vehicles) make up more than half of the market.