Green Revolution: Potential Future Energy Sources from Microalgae
Source-Medium Microalgae are interesting chassis cells in synthetic biology because they play a significant role in primary productivity and global photosynthesis. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) have uncovered the distribution pattern and dynamic changes in DNA N6-methyladenine (6mA) at a single-base resolution in both wild-type and 6mA-disrupted mutant strains. This has led to the revelation of 6mA’s critical role in lipid accumulation, particularly in high light conditions. Their study was published in Plant Communications. Renowned for its resilience and efficacy in outdoor cultivation, Nannochloropsis oceanica confers benefits like swift development, a powerful lipid synthesis capacity, great carbon dioxide tolerance, and superior unsaturated fatty acid content. Its tiny genome (around 30 Mb) and haploid makeup make it amenable to highly efficient editing of a variety of genetic modific...