shipworms

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Northeastern University

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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U.S. Energy Department’s Joint Genome Institute

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Cellulose Digestion

The process of breaking down cellulose, the primary structural component of plant cell walls, into simpler sugars.

Fuels derived directly from plant matter.

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Genome sequencing of shipworms

Shipworm digestion and its application to biofuel production

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Shipworms may help in the production of Biofuels

11 years 7 months ago

These marine creatures, which are actually clams, have a unique ability to digest wood using bacteria in their gills, offering a potential model for biofuel production.

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