Making biofuels cheaper by putting plants to work

Monday, April 6, 2020 - 09:10 in Mathematics & Economics

Biofuels are an important part of the broader strategy to replace petroleum-based gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels that we use today. However, biofuels have so far not reached cost parity with conventional petroleum fuels. One strategy to make biofuels more competitive is to make plants do some of the work themselves. Scientists can engineer plants […]

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