Turning Tough Trash Into Food-Friendly Fuel

http://discovermagazine.com/2010/dec/07-turning-tough-trash-food-friendly-fuel

According to the article, biological engineer, Ratna Sharma-Shivappa, is trying to investigate the way to "break down the problematic woody material in grasses withour harming the energy-containing carbohydrates that the plants also contain." We usually use corn to make biofuels, but this research could lead to make inexpensive biofuels by using inedible crops.

I think this research is an effective form of action because if she founds out the way to break down the woody material in grasses, we do not have to rely too much on corns to produce ethanol. However, this requires a lot of money and time. So this research can be replicable to those countries that are economically developed, but it is difficult to do the same research in developing countries.