![Cel7A cellulase enzymes (gold) are inhibited when breaking down cellulose (green) by the product, cellobiose, at both the “front door" (1) and “back door" (2) of the Cel7A tunnel, and by two other components of plant cell walls, lignin (brown) and xylan (orange).](/-/media/ber/images/highlights/2024/Hancock-PNAS-press-release.png?h=525&w=1000&la=en&hash=603A1B51007627BBADDB19179F06C59B03C09AA22D4A49FF9EE74FD153B9973A)
Scientists Gain New Molecular-Level Insights into Breaking Down Plant Material for Biofuels
A specialized microscope allows investigations of single molecules of cellulase enzymes.
A specialized microscope allows investigations of single molecules of cellulase enzymes.
Research on ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms reshapes scientists’ perspective on those microbes’ physiology and ecological niche.
Entangled photons reveal completely different information about an organic molecule than traditional spectroscopy techniques.
Scientists create a genome-wide map of gene activity in bacteriophages.
Assessing the genomes of soil bacteria around the globe, researchers identified three dominant life strategies linked to different types of soil.
In a warmer world, microbes in drought-stricken soils convert less carbon to carbon dioxide and more to volatile intermediates.
Yarrowia lipolytica reallocates its production of protein toward energy and lipid metabolism to grow on hydrocarbons and produce high-value chemicals.
Microorganisms and their metabolisms help silica to mineralize near deep ocean methane seeps.
Experiments find increased temperatures and carbon dioxide rapidly altered peatland carbon stocks, highlighting peatlands’ vulnerability to climate change.
Improving genome engineering with quantum biology and artificial intelligence.
The first application of High-Throughput Chromosome Conformation Capture (Hi-C) Metagenome Sequencing to soil captures phage-host interactions at the time of sampling.
High resolution isotope analysis of the algal microbiome identifies ecological strategies not predicted by genome content.