Developing advanced biofuels: Researchers counteract biofuel toxicity in microbes

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 14:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have created a library of microbial efflux pumps that reduce toxicity and boost production of biofuels in engineered strains of microbes. This library and the bioprospecting strategy behind it should serve as valuable new tools for the development of advanced biofuels and other areas of biotechnology as well.

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