Researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife are using artificial intelligence (AI) to set a new world record for creating algae as a dependable, economic source for biofuel that can be employed as an alternative fuel source for jet aircraft and other transportation requirements. Joshua Yuan, Ph.D., AgriLife Research scientist, professor and chair of Synthetic Biology and Renewable Products in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, is directing the study. The team's findings have been reported in the January issue of Nature Communications. Ongoing research is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Fossil Energy Office. The study is also being financially supported by a gift from Dr. John '90 and Sally '92 Hood, who recently met with Yuan to talk about his biofuels research program.