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“A key discovery has been made in the advancement of enhancing the biofuel conversion potential in plants – integral to making biofuels cost competitive.” Researchers at the U.S. DOE’s Joint BioEnergy Institute continue to publish the results of their basic research aimed at improving biofuel production. In the most recent announcement, an international collaboration led by scientists at JBEI has identified the first enzyme capable of substantially boosting the amount of galactan in plant cell walls. Among the key challenges to making advanced biofuels cost competitive is finding ways to maximize the amount of plant cell wall sugars that can… continue reading