Recent studies by CABBI scientists show that researchers may be overestimating the amount of land that is available for bioenergy crops if they simply look at land that is low quality and low productivity.

CABBI scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign use engineered yeast that completely and efficiently converts plant matter consisting of acetate and xylose into high-value bioproducts.

Six students are working to design better enzymes to break down widely used plastics.