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  • Microbial division of labor produces higher biofuel yields

    Feb 5, 2024 2:15 pm by Diana YatesInnovation
    food science and human nutrition professor Yong-Su Jin co-led the research. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • food science and human nutrition professor Yong-Su Jin co-led the research. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    Researchers from the Departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Bioengineering found a way to increase ethanol production from a mixture of sugars using a microbial division-of-labor approach and mathematical modeling.