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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Purdue researchers aim to genetically modify algae to produce more lipids; mapping metabolic pathways

Biofuels Digest
April 14, 2010

In Indiana, the DOE has awarded $4 million to a project at Purdue University that is attempting to genetically engineer algae to generate more lipids. The three year project calls for the Purdue researchers to maximize the amount of CO2 that is routed towards lipid production, as opposed to other activities within the cell. The group will also create “flux maps” that focus on the speed of reactions within metabolic pathways, information that the research team says will be useful for future genetic engineering efforts.

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