Contact: Dr. Olaf Kruse
olaf.kruse@uni-bielefeld.de
49-521-106-2257
University of Bielefeld
Caption: Biologists at Bielefeld University have added cellulose to green alga cultures and used biochemical and molecular-biological methods to show that the algae break down the cellulose into simple sugars and can use this as a source of energy.
Credit: Bielefeld University
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