Contact: Joe Caspermeyer
joseph.caspermeyer@asu.edu
480-258-8972
Arizona State University
Caption: Using genetic sleight of hand, researcher Xinyao Liu at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute coaxed photosynthetic microbes to secrete oil -- bypassing energy and cost barriers that have hampered green biofuel production.
Credit: Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University
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