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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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A research team led by Thomas J. DiChristina, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, has figured out an easier, more environmentally-friendly way to break down lignocellulose (plant-based biomass) waste into bioproducts. The new approach? The use of microbes, instead of specialized enzymes, to power a Fenton reaction, a chemical process often used as a wastewater treatment. Hyun-Dong Shin, a research scientist in the School of Biological Sciences, co-authored the study, which was originally published in Biosource Technology.