Species of cyanobacteria. (Researchers discover cellulose biosynthesis in some).(Brief Article)

From: Pollution Engineering | Date: December 1, 2001 | Copyright information

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have made a discovery that could potentially lead to elimination of the need to harvest trees for wood or pulp. The discovery is of cellulose biosynthesis in nine species of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, that may also be the source of the genetic material used for cellulose biosynthesis in plants such as trees and cotton.

The researchers include David R. Nobles, Dr. Dwight K. Romanovicz...

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