Sara Volz: Artificial selection of algae for high oil yield, run in a lab under her bed
Artificial selection of algae for high oil yield, run in a lab under her bed.
Artificial selection of algae for high oil yield, run in a lab under her bed. Mislabelled on at least one online list as a solar water purifier; it is algae biofuel research
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IP note
No public IP record (research project).
Recognition
Intel Science Talent Search 2013 first place (US$100,000).
What this means for a student inventor in India
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Sources
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