Can Algae Replace Oil Wells? Craig Venter And Exxon Take A Step Toward Saying ' Yes '

Think of them as Sumo wrestler algae: fat, but also fit. It ’s fat (more correctly, lipids) that can be made into biofuels, which, if they were as cheap as petroleum, would yield untold ecological advantages. But how do you make algae better at making fat?

Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 19, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Matthew Herper, Forbes Staff Tags: NYSE:XOM Source Type: news