JGIota: A Biofuel Breakthrough in Anaerobic Fungi with Michelle O'Malley and Tom Lankiewicz
Michelle O'Malley and Tom Lankiewicz of UC-Santa Barbara discuss the importance of studying anaerobic fungi, as well as a recent discovery that turns scientific presumption on its head and opens up a new avenue to explore for efficient biofuel production.
Episode Transcript
- Publication: Lankiewicz, T.S., Choudhary, H., Gao, Y. et al. Lignin deconstruction by anaerobic fungi. Nat Microbiol 8, 596–610 (2023). doi: 10.1038/s41564-023-01336-8
- Science Highlight: Busting the Unbreakable Lignin
- JGI Feature: JGI at 25: Following Fungi that Pry Apart Plant Polymers
- JGI Release: Fungal Enzymes Team Up to More Efficiently Break Down Cellulose
- PNNL Release: Biofuel Tech Straight from the Farm
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