MIT team engineers yeast to be more tolerant to toxic byproducts, boosting biofuels production; “tolerance module”

MIT team engineers yeast to be more tolerant to toxic byproducts, boosting biofuels production; “tolerance module”

In the US, ethanol production is limited in large part by its reliance on corn, which isn’t grown in large enough quantities to make up a significant portion of US fuel needs. To try to expand biofuels’ potential impact, a team of MIT engineers has now found a way to…

MIT team engineers yeast to be more tolerant to toxic byproducts, boosting biofuels production; “tolerance module”

2021-06-28 05:05