Breaking Down Cellulose (IMAGE)

Iowa State University

Breaking Down Cellulose

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Genetic mutations in plants could make it easier to break down the cellulose in biomass -- corn stalks and leaves, for example -- for more efficient biofuel production.

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Photo by Maddison Sieck, Iowa State's Bioeconomy Institute.

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