Editorial: Recent Advances and Technologies in Algal Lipid Biology.

Within this research topic entitled “Recent Advances and Technologies in Algal Lipid Biology” is a collection of five papers which demonstrate the breadth and depth of current algal lipid research. Before highlighting the findings of these five papers, it is worth stepping back to define the terms “algae/algal” and “lipid” as they relate to these studies, especially because these terms are commonly used in the popular scientific press associated with the push to develop algae and their lipids as a source of renewable fuel.