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ETH Zurich researchers have modified certain bacteria with UV light so that they produce more cellulose.
The new method allows scientists to produce tens of thousands of variants of the bacterium very quickly and to select those strains that produce the most cellulose. K. sucrofermentans naturally produces high-purity cellulose, a material that is in great demand for biomedical applications.
The researchers hope to collaborate with companies producing cellulose to test the new microorganism in real industrial conditions.
They say they would like to collaborate to test it in real-life conditions.
The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024 ; 121 ( 31 ).
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