Trillion Dollar Microbes Make the Bioeconomy Go Round With Tim Donohue

<h2 class="heading">Episode Summary</h2> <div class="content"><a href= "https://asm.org/Biographies/Timothy-Donohue" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Timothy Donohue, Ph.D.</a>—ASM Past President, University of Wisconsin Foundation Fetzer Professor of Bacteriologyand Director of the <a href= "http://www.glbrc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center</a> (GLBRC) calls genomics a game-changer when it comes the potential of microbes to create renewable resources and products that can sustain the environment, economy and supply chain around the world. He also shares some exciting new advances in the field and discusses ways his research team is using microorganisms as nanofactories to degrade lignocellulose and make a smorgasbord of products with high economic value.<br /> <br /> Take the <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C7P7XQY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MTM listener survey!</a> <h2>Ashley's Biggest Takeaways:</h2> <ul> <li>The bioeconomy can b...