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ExxonMobil & Synthetic Genomics achieve breakthrough in biofuel research

Algae strain developed and modified by Synthetic Genomics more than doubled oil production

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Last Updated : Jun 23 2017 | 10:30 AM IST

ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics Inc have achieved a breakthrough in joint research into advanced biofuels involving the modification of an algae strain that more than doubled its oil content without significantly inhibiting the strain’s growth.

Using advanced cell engineering technologies at Synthetic Genomics, the ExxonMobil-Synthetic Genomics research team modified an algae strain to enhance the algae’s oil content from 20 percent to more than 40 percent.

Researchers at Synthetic Genomics’ laboratory in La Jolla discovered a new process for increasing oil production by identifying a genetic switch that could be fine-tuned to regulate the conversion of carbon to oil in the algae

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