Synthetic Nanobiology, Alternative Fuels and The Third Seal of Revelation

Revelation 6:5-6(NIV) - When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!”

As stated in The Bible, is there really a connection between food and oil? The world as we know it is run on an insatiable appetite for fossil fuels which are a non-renewable resource. With pollution issues, potential supply shortages and instability in the Middle East among major oil producing nations, there has been a concerted effort to pursue other options. In response to the rising demand for alternative fuels, companies have developed some interesting solutions.

Altfuels.org lists the alternative fuel types as;

•Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG, commonly known as propane)

•Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)


•Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)


•Methanol (M85)


•Ethanol (E85)


•Biodiesel (B20)


•Electricity

•Hydrogen

One of the biggest problems is that the most widely available alternative fuels are also derived from fossil fuels so they still are not renewable resources. In addition, the more popular "renewable" resources like ethanol are created from food sources like corn. As a result, while they may solve the oil problem they contribute to a food shortage. Tomorrow is the IPO (Initial Public Offering) of renewable oil company Solazyme and this appears to be a game-changer.

Here's the overview they provide at Solazyme.com;

We have pioneered an industrial biotechnology platform that harnesses the prolific oil-producing ability of microalgae. We use standard industrial fermentation equipment to efficiently scale and accelerate the microalgae's natural oil production time to just a few days. Our platform is feedstock flexible and can utilize a wide variety of plant-based sugars, such as sugarcane-based sucrose, corn-based dextrose, and sugar from other biomass sources including cellulosics. By growing our proprietary microalgae in the absence of light using fermentation tanks to convert photosynthetic plant sugars into oil, we are in effect utilizing "indirect photosynthesis."

So let me simplify this for you. With their technology, they can produce fuel without using food or even light. Renewable? Check! Emission reduction? Check! No dependence on petroleum? Check! This has caused considerable excitement and investors are at the edge of their seats ready to jump in. If that's not enough, they can do even more with this technology. They can also create flour, edible oils and dietary supplements which provide alternatives to standard soy, whey, egg and other protein sources. 

Here's what Kris Tuttle of Reseach 2.0 had to say in his article, "Solazyme Pre-IPO Report: Synthetic Nanobiology Comes of Age" at "Seeking Alpha". 

The ongoing advances in biotechnology and nanotechnology are ushering in a new age of synthetic nanobiology that promises to profoundly alter the global economic landscape in coming years. Scientists have come to recognize that much of biology is executed at the nanoscale level. Exponential increases in computing power and innovations in software are enabling scientists and researchers to scale down to the atomic level to create novel materials and products that heretofore have been the domain of science fiction. We are reaching a stage in the evolution of synthetic nanobiology where we are likely to see an acceleration of product innovation and commercialization in the years ahead. Suffice it to say, this is an intriguing time for companies and investors alike.

Solazyme is an emerging pioneer of synthetic nanobiology in the life sciences. We think of the company as the poster child for Juan Enriquez’s visionary and provocative book, “As the Future Catches You” (Crown Business, 2000, 2001). Led by CEO Jonathan Wolfson and President and CTO Harrison Dillon, both experienced entrepreneurs who have built a top-notch team over the past several years, Solazyme is in the early stages of building out a transformative, nano-enabled life sciences franchise – a 21st century oil company – that is creating fundamentally new ways of producing high value fuels, chemicals, skin and personal care products, and nutritional products that have the potential to change the way people live, work and play.

I'll tell you why this interests me so much.

“Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!” - One of The Four Living Creatures around God's Throne in Heaven

In an article appearing on CBN News, two weeks ago, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that there is an impending global food crisis. It's already begun in North Korea. A few months earlier, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on Sunday, February 20th Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund made a shocking pronouncement.

Due to projected numbers for population growth provided by the United Nations and available food resources "we will need to produce as much food in the next 40 years as we have in the last 8,000.... By 2050 we will not have a planet left that is recognizable" if trends continue.

It's common knowledge that a global food crisis is coming. There's even a website called FoodShortageUSA.Com providing guidance as people prepare for it.

Revelation 6:3-4(NIV) - When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

Out of apparently nowhere, war has broken out in the Middle East which directly affects the oil supply of the world. Nation by nation, people have started revolting and like dominoes it's inevitable that many of those leaders will fall. However, using Egypt as an example, even after the leader falls that doesn't mean the fighting ends. The second seal takes peace from the earth. The third seal is a food shortage. The Bible is either on to something or this is a very, very strange coincidence. Technology is being developed to create alternative food and fuel sources using synthetic nanobiology. Obviously, the world is preparing for something huge. Are you?