Supercomputed proteins
In a series of linked projects, researchers used the National Science Foundation-supported Ranger supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center and Energy Laboratory's Red Mesa system to simulate the world of enzymes. The researchers explored enzymes from the prodigiously plant-digesting fungus Trichoderma reesei and the cellulose-eating bacteria Clostridium thermocellum. Both of these organisms are effective at converting biomass to energy, though they use different strategies.