Sentences with phrase «tough plant materials»

Some tough plant materials need a powerful solvent to extract their medicinal properties, and alcohol is an effective and safe solvent.

The bears digest bamboo, thanks to unique gut microbes that break down the tough plant material.

Although these hominids stood only 4 to 5 feet tall, their molars and jaws were much larger than ours; the Paranthropus diet may have included a lot of tough plant material.

RICHLAND, Wash. — Washington State University professor Xiao Zhang has received a prestigious National Science Foundation award to junior faculty for his work in converting tough plant material to liquid fuels.

Not exact matches

Perhaps more importantly, the researchers have also imported genes that allow E. coli to secrete enzymes that break down the tough material that makes up the bulk of plants — cellulose, specifically hemicellulose — and produce the sugar needed to fuel this process.

To minimize any impacts on food supplies, the investigators then sought out genes from other bacterial species that can break down cellulose, the tough material that makes up the bulk of plants but is not fit for human consumption.

The teeth wear down naturally when the rabbit eats tough fibrous plant material.