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In this study, researchers are focusing on utilizing a molecular machine found in fungi to break down wood into basic components for industrial applications. They have developed a test feed for this machine to observe its natural action, with the goal of improving it for industrial use. This research has the potential to transform wood into useful materials on a larger scale, utilizing a natural and abundant resource effectively.
Researchers want to transform the natural and abundant resource wood into useful materials, and central to that is a molecular machine found in fungi that decomposes the complex raw material into its basic components. Researchers have come up with a test feed for the fungal molecular machine that allows them to observe its close-to-natural action, opening the door to improving it and to putting it to industrial application.