“Super yeast” may improve biofuel economics

Scientists at UW–Madison and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) have found a way to nearly double the efficiency with which a common yeast converts plant sugars to biofuel. The newly engineered “super yeast” could boost the economics of making ethanol, specialty biofuels and bioproducts.

Read the full article at: http://energy.wisc.edu/news/super-yeast-has-power-improve-economics-biofuels

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