sorghum

Chromatin develops farnesene-enriched sorghum

Good news for Amyris. Agbiotech company Chromatin has created sorghum plants containing elevated levels of the energy-rich compound farnesene. This milestone achievement was supported in part by the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program, “Plants Engineered To Replace Oil” (PETRO). Like sugarcane, sorghum has traditionally been used as a source of sugars that can be subsequently … Continue reading »