Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 05, 2025 For years, scientists have marveled at bacteria's ability to digest the seemingly indigestible, including carbon from lignin, the tough, woody material that gives plants their rigidity. Now, a new Northwestern University study shows that Pseudomonas putida, a common soil bacterium, completely reorganizes its metabolism to thrive on these complex carbons. By slowing down some metabolic path
