A Biofuel Breakthrough, Courtesy of Fungi
Researchers prove that tough, woody lignin can be broken down – a key step in plant-based biofuel production – by fungi in an anaerobic environment.
Designer Materials to Keep Plastic Out of Landfills
Scientists at Berkeley Lab have developed a material system that could keep plastic out of landfills by enabling a much broader range of fully recyclable plastic products.
Scott Baker Elected as AAAS Fellow
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which was founded in 1848 and is the world’s largest general scientific society, has announced their 2022 class of Fellows, among them Scott Baker a JBEI fungal biotechnology scientist and Functional and Systems Biology group lead at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. This lifetime honor, which follows a nomination and review process, recognizes scientists, engineers, and innovators for their distinguished achievements toward the advancement or applications of science.