Cellulose: new understanding could lead to tailored biofuels

In the search for low emission plant-based fuels, new research may help avoid having to choose between growing crops for food or fuel

Scientists have identified new steps in the way plants produce cellulose, the component of plant cell walls that provides strength,…

Full text: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cellulose-new-understanding-could-lead-to-tailored-biofuels

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University of Cambridge, news, 2016-06-09.

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BBSRC Sustainable Bioenergy Centre
Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie
nature (Journal)
University of Cambridge (UK)
University of Melbourne

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