Researchers boost algae cell growth and lipids production by feeding them non-food plant substrates

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By mmillikinJul 31, 2018, 5:00 am104 pts
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory, with colleagues at NREL and the University of Georgia report that a freshwater production strain of microalgae, Auxenochlorella protothecoides UTEX 25, is capable of directly degrading and utilizing non-food plant substrates, such as switchgrass, for cell growth.…

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