Keith Cooksey, Brent Peyton and Rob Gardner, Montana State University (IMAGE)

Montana State University

Keith Cooksey, Brent Peyton and Rob Gardner, Montana State University

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MSU researchers Keith Cooksey, Brent Peyton and Rob Gardner (from left) discovered that baking soda, added at a specific time in the growth cycle of algae, dramatically increases the production of oil.

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MSU photo by Kelly Gorham

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