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Brookhaven lab biologist Changcheng Xu and his team have been exploring ways to get plants to accumulate more oils in leaves and stems, abundant vegetative tissues that could be harvested for bioenergy applications.

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Scientists ID sterol essential for oil accumulation in plants

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Journal Nature Communications Funder DOE/US Department of Energy DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-25908-6

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  • /Applied sciences and engineering/Energy resources/Bioenergy
  • /Life sciences/Genetics/Genetic methods/Gene identification
  • /Scientific community/Scientific facilities/Laboratories/National laboratories
  • /Life sciences/Plant sciences/Plants/Angiosperms/Eudicots/Arabidopsis
  • /Life sciences/Biochemistry/Biomolecules/Lipids/Membrane lipids
  • /Life sciences/Plant sciences/Plants/Transgenic plants
  • /Physical sciences/Chemistry/Chemical compounds/Organic compounds/Steroids/Sterols

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