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March 16, 2010

B. braunii algal genome project on Checkbiotech.org

“Without understanding how the cellular machinery of a given algae works on the molecular level, it won’t be possible to improve characteristics such as oil production, faster growth rates or increased photosynthesis,” Devarenne said.

Like most green algae, B. braunii is capable of producing great amounts of hydrocarbon oils in a very small land area.

Read more on Checkbiotech.org.

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