Molecular switch for cheaper biofuel

Monday, June 3, 2013 - 04:00 in Mathematics & Economics

Biofuel is often obtained from starchy plants - but this places fuel production in competition with food production. At the Vienna University of Technology, genetically modified mold fungi are created, which have the ability to break down long cellulose and xylan chains into smaller sugar molecules. This could make the production of biofuel a lot cheaper.

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