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Part of the CABBI team. Pictured from left: Professor Vijay Singh, researcher Degaulle Dai, and Professor Yong-Su Jin.

Creating Yeast Strains that Aren’t Picky Eaters

Scientists have engineered yeasts that can simultaneously use different sugars in biomass crops.

Bio-based advanced aviation fuels could help meet the demand for domestically produced aviation fuels.

An Oil-Accumulating Yeast Could Help Make Next-Generation Aviation Fuels

Researchers demonstrated the production of a bio-based jet fuel precursor in a type of yeast

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