URBANA – For the first time ever, University of Illinois researchers have discovered how microbes break down hemicellulose plant matter into simple sugars using a cow rumen bacterium as a model. "This ...

July 2 (UPI) --Microbes found in a cow's stomach can break down plastics, according to new research. Researchers found the polymer-munching microbes in the rumen, one of four compartments comprising ...

Plastic is notoriously hard to break down, but researchers in Austria have found that bacteria from a cow's rumen - one of the four compartments of its stomach - can digest certain types of the ...

The world's livestock sector is amidst a massive transformation, fuelled by high demand for meat and milk, which is likely to double over the next two decades in developing countries. The major ...