Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Agriculture ( MIT ) have engineered strains of the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to yield 25 % more lipids for use in biofuels than in other engineered strains . The experiments also managed to convert surplus NADH to NADPH , which can be used to synthesise lipids , an important feedstock for biofuels . Although the process would be " economically feasible at current prices for cornstarch " , the researchers said they were looking at ways to make the process even more efficient .
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have engineered strains of the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to yield 25% more lipids for use in biofuels than in other engineered strains. The experiments also managed to convert surplus NADH to NADPH, which can be used to synthesise lipids, an important feedstock for biofuels. Although the process would be "economically feasible at current prices for cornstarch", the researchers said they were looking at ways to make the process even more efficient.