MIT team engineers yeast to boost lipid production for biofuels
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JANUARY 20, 2017
MIT engineers have genetically engineered strains of the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to boost the production of lipids by about 25% compared to previously engineered yeast strains. Lipids, specifically fatty-acid-derived lipids, are important feedstocks for the fuel and oleo-chemical industries. —Qiao et al.
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