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![A boardwalk traversing Stordalen Mire in northern Sweden.](/-/media/ber/images/highlights/2024/stordalen_DOE_highlight_sm.png?h=750&w=1000&la=en&hash=3431612E1817D75FC79FFC98723EFA30D61D627AF63AD1D8C521C0A7C70F4330)
Although Tiny, Peatland Microorganisms Have a Big Impact on Climate
Leveraging a new genome annotation tool, researchers identified ‘talented’ microorganisms with genes for transforming polyphenols in peatlands.
![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.
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