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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.
Community composition is vital to managing native grasslands amid climate and precipitation variations.
A novel E. coli fatty acid biosynthesis system could more efficiently convert biomass to desired products.
Recycling waste from biofuel production could lower cost for future biorefineries.
Understanding how iron minerals accelerate collaborative metabolism will expand insights into the global carbon cycle.
Identifying enzyme instigators will speed the ability to manipulate plant cell wall structures for renewable feedstocks.
Glaciers in cold, dry ecosystems respond differently to changes in climate than glaciers in warmer climates.
New findings will help extend the lifetime of catalysts used to process bio-oils in liquid systems.
Study reports first significant alcohol production by an archaeon.
Advances in simulating biogeochemical processes in permafrost will improve predictions of potential impacts on climate.
