K-State biochemists make significant breakthrough in developing purity of emerging oil seed candidates

Using synthetic biology techniques, K-State biochemists have made significant breakthroughs in cultivating camelina and pennycress — two emerging and profitable cover crops in the U.S. — to generate nearly-pure levels of a novel oil that could be used as biodiesel, food ingredients and other applications.
Kansas State University MANHATTAN — Some of the more commonly known and grown oilseed crops in the U.S. have long been canola, soybeans and sunflowers,…

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