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Authors
- Xuanjie Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2756-8889)
- Akhiri Zannat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6421-0937)
- Xinyue Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1187-493X)
- Wei Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-2170)
- Yijie Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4773-4194)
- Lenan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-2736)
- Siyuan Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1555-487X)
- Mohamed A. El Habet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3678-210X)
- Yoichiro Tsurimaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7700-9175)
- Yan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5039-6731)
- Yuchen Bian
Institutions
- Binghamton University (US)
- Lehigh University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Sibley Memorial Hospital (US)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2026-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2536344123
- Primary Topic
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00