Michigan State team identifies new enzyme to boost seed oil production for biofuels

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By mmillikinAug 13, 2017, 6:11 am725 ptsHotTop
Michigan State University researchers are experimenting with harvesting seed oil to make biofuels. In a recent study published in the journal The Plant Cell, the researchers show that the chloroplast, where plant photosynthesis occurs, also participates in new ways to provide seed oil precursors. Seed oil is…

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