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Engineered yeast could expand biofuels’ reach Industry News: Engineered yeast could expand biofuels’ reach By making the microbes more tolerant to toxic byproducts, researchers show they can use a wider range of feedstocks, beyond corn 07 Jul 2021 Boosting production of biofuels such as ethanol could be an important step toward reducing global consumption of fossil fuels. However, 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 U.S. fuel needs. To try to expand biofuels’ potential impact, a team of MIT engineers has now found a way to expand the use of a wider range of nonfood feedstocks to produce such fuels. At the moment, feedstocks such as straw and woody plants are difficult to use for biofuel production  because they first need to be broken down to fermentable sugars, a process that releases numerous byproducts that are toxic to yeast, the microbes most commonly u

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