Biomass-degrading fungus reveals capabilities for improved biofuel production
Monday, May 5, 2008 - 02:21
in Biology & Nature
The bane of military quartermasters may soon be a boon to biofuels producers. The genome analysis of a champion biomass-degrading fungus has revealed a surprisingly minimal repertoire of genes that it employs to break down plant cell walls, highlighting opportunities for further improvements in enzymes customised for biofuels production. The results were published online 4 May in Nature Biotechnology by a team of government, academic, and industry researchers led by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)...
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