Butanol and cell membrane illustration (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Butanol and cell membrane illustration

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Butanol molecules trigger changes in a microbial cell membrane model in this illustration of research that used neutron scattering and supercomputing to understand fundamental processes for the efficient production of domestic fuels, chemicals and materials from plant biomass. 

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Morgan Manning/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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