Plant gene mapping may lead to better biofuel production
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 09:49
in Biology & Nature
UPTON, NY -- By creating a "family tree" of genes expressed in one form of woody plant and a less woody, herbaceous species, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered clues that may help them engineer plants more amenable to biofuel production.