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Termite power: the secret to a green energy future?

Photo by Diego Lafuente Cellulose is the most abundant naturally occurring molecule on the planet, a potentially limitless feed stock for the production of fuels like ethanol and hydrogen. But unless you are a termite, breaking down cellulose into fuel is next to impossible.   Because our cellulosic ethanol technology is so primitive, the biofuel industry currently relies on [...] [...]