Cornell researchers pioneer method to rapidly screen fungi species for biofuels-friendly properties

Researchers from Cornell have developed a new method to rapidly screen species of fungi for attributes that can produce biofuels on a sustainable basis. Biotechnology and Bioengineering has published their method, which focuses on the ability of fungi enzymes to rapidly break down cell walls of non-food materials such as switchgrass or crop residues, on an economically viable basis. The researchers say that their method can process data from up to 10,000 samples per week.

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