Research promises more healthful vegetable oil -- and tractor fuel to harvest it
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 23:23
in Mathematics & Economics
Genetic discoveries from a shrub called the burning bush, known for its brilliant red fall foliage, could fire new advances in biofuels and low-calorie food oils, according to scientists. New low-cost DNA sequencing technology applied to seeds of the species Euonymus alatus -- a common ornamental planting -- was crucial to identifying the gene responsible for its manufacture of a novel, high-quality oil.