Tag: microbes

Saudi researchers map electron transfer machinery in microbes

Saudi researchers map electron transfer machinery in microbes

November 6, 2025 |

In Saudi Arabia, microbes are masters of survival, evolving ingenious strategies to capture energy from their surroundings. For decades, scientists believed that only a handful of bacteria used specialized molecular “circuits” to shuttle electrons outside their cells—a process known as extracellular electron transfer (EET). This mechanism is critical for cycling carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and metals […]

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Chinese researchers study microbes to help lower toxicity in lignocellulosic microbial fermentation

Chinese researchers study microbes to help lower toxicity in lignocellulosic microbial fermentation

September 25, 2024 |

In China, as the global push for sustainable biofuels intensifies, lignocellulosic biomass has emerged as a prime candidate for biofuels and biochemicals owing to its abundance and renewability. This biomass, derived from plant materials, holds great promise as a feedstock for biofuel production. However, the pretreatment process required to break down lignocellulose often yields toxic […]

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