A Whole New Meaning...

...to the word "gas".  Well, maybe not, but this could explain why certain foods do seem to lead to situations where no one wants to sit next to you:

Genetically Engineered Stomach Microbe Converts Seaweed into Ethanol

Another article on the same topic:

Breakthrough in seaweed biofuel reported

Might just solve the non-existing AGW problem, too. Just like corn did.

But seriously. We will eventually run out of oil, so if we can have a suitable substitute all tested and ready to go by that time, that's gotta be good.