Tenure-track faculty positions job with Institute of Biological Chemistry Academia Sinica acs.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from acs.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Plant Seed Oil Change Mechanism Discovered: Food, Industrial Impact miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Researchers found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise wouldn’t make.
Plant Mechanism Discovery May Alter Industrial, Food Oils miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<p>Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise wouldn't make. While the engineering is proof-of-concept, this discovery could lead to improved production of valuable oils used in food and by a range of industries. The modified plant overcame metabolic bottlenecks and produced significant amounts of an oil similar to castor oil that it doesn’t naturally produce.</p>