Boosting biofuel: Yeast made to tolerate high levels of ethanol, making them more productive
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 00:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Yeast are commonly used to transform corn and other plant materials into biofuels such as ethanol. However, large concentrations of ethanol can be toxic to yeast, which has limited the production capacity of many yeast strains used in industry.