New Methods for Investigating Wood Formation
Genetic approaches will aid development of higher biomass-yielding, sustainable trees for bioenergy feedstocks.
Genetic approaches will aid development of higher biomass-yielding, sustainable trees for bioenergy feedstocks.
“Master regulator” gene will facilitate management and breeding of trees better adapted to changing environments.
Better understanding could lead to more cost-effective production of cellulosic biofuels.
Recycling waste from biofuel production could lower cost for future biorefineries.
A novel E. coli fatty acid biosynthesis system could more efficiently convert biomass to desired products.
Identifying enzyme instigators will speed the ability to manipulate plant cell wall structures for renewable feedstocks.
Advances in simulating biogeochemical processes in permafrost will improve predictions of potential impacts on climate.
Study reports first significant alcohol production by an archaeon.
Researchers use engineered bacteria to simplify biofuels production, potentially lowering cost.
Microbes often evolve and work together to thrive in no oxygen situations, hinting at how carbon and energy flow just below soils and sediments.
Understanding how iron minerals accelerate collaborative metabolism will expand insights into the global carbon cycle.
Researchers develop a new process for annotating cellulose-degrading enzymes.