In California, Aurora Algae’s laboratories have implemented homologous recombination, a powerful strain development tool, for optimization of their industrial algal crops.
This technology is a game changer for the company, as it vastly expedites research cycles, reducing the time and costs associated with studying biosynthetic pathways and subsequently manipulating those pathways.
The proprietary process for the application of this technique is the subject of a peer-reviewed article in the upcoming issue of the highly respected scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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