Panda poop may be a treasure trove of microbes for making biofuels
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 11:00
in Biology & Nature
Panda poop contains bacteria with potent effects in breaking down plant material in the way needed to tap biomass as a major new source of biofuels produced not from corn and other food sources, but from grass, wood chips and crop wastes, scientists reported today at the 242nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).