Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial ...

The main barrier for widespread use of plant biomass ... be achieved by diverse bacterial and fungal species, each exhibiting differing efficiencies and enzyme sets. Table 1 summarizes the functions ...

The deconstruction of cellulose is essential for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals. But cellulose, the most ...

In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria ... Glycosyrin's unique structure could inspire new pharmaceutical approaches.

In the microscopic battlefield of plant ... bacterial world. The research has implications beyond plant pathology. Similar iminosugars are already used to treat human conditions like type II diabetes ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a way to make biodegradable packaging stronger while using less energy in the process. The research team from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ...

The infection develops in the air spaces of the bone. The mastoid has a honeycomb-like structure. Bacteria can enter and infect these air cells. Mastoiditis is more common in children than adults.

Here's how scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick witnessed living plant cells building their own cell walls. A team of researchers have captured continuous photographs of cellulose synthesis ...

He explains that the wider the variety of plant fibre you eat, the healthier and “more diverse” the bacteria in your gut will be. The optimum level of variety is eating “30 different types ...

It was once believed that cellulose was the structural material in the cell walls of all green plants. Now it appears that other substances are employed for this purpose in certain marine algae ...