Modifying euglena for biofuel-ready wax esters (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Modifying euglena for biofuel-ready wax esters

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Genome editing of Euglena gracilis led to stable mutants that produced wax esters with shorter carbon chains, giving the esters properties more suitable for use in biofuel.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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