Removing the brakes on plant oil production
(PHYSorg.com Chemistry)

Scientists studying plant biochemistry at the U.S. Department of Energy`s Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered new details about biomolecules that put the brakes on oil production. The findings suggest that disabling these biomolecular brakes could push oil production into high gear-a possible pathway toward generating abundant biofuels and plant-derived bioproducts. The study appears in in the journal Plant Physiology.