Algae Oil Project Bags First Prize at Intel Science Talent Search
A 17-year-old high school student from Colorado, received top honors and a $100,000 prize for pioneering a technique to dramatically boost oil yields from algae, a crucial step in the economically viable production of biofuel from the plants, at the Intel Science Fair Contest held last week. Sara Volz, identified as the winner, uses a chemical to artificially select populations of algae cells with high oil content.
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