JGIota: A Biofuel Breakthrough in Anaerobic Fungi with Michelle

JGIota: A Biofuel Breakthrough in Anaerobic Fungi with Michelle O'Malley and Tom Lankiewicz

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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 Paper: Lignin deconstruction by anaerobic fungiScience Highlight: Busting the Unbreakable LigninJGI Feature: JGI at 25: Following Fungi that Pry Apart Plant PolymersJGI Release: Fungal Enzymes Team Up to More Efficiently Break Down CellulosePNNL Release: Biofuel Tech Straight from the Farm

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