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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Carotenoid-Petri-Dish_20231211v2

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UW–Madison scientists engineered strains of Novosphingobium aromaticivorans to produce carotenoids, organic pigments that give carrots and salmon their colors and a popular form of nutritional supplements. By combining two genetic mutations, researchers discovered the bacterium can simultaneously make carotenoids and key ingredients of plastics from underutilized biomass.

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Chelsea Mamott / University of Wisconsin–Madison

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