Plant gene mapping may lead to better biofuel production
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 09:49
in Biology & Nature
UPTON, NY -- By creating a "family tree" of genes expressed in one form of woody plant and a less woody, herbaceous species, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered clues that may help them engineer plants more amenable to biofuel production.
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