Hyeongmin attended annual ASM Microbe conference at Washington D.C.

Key takeways of the talk:

•Microbes already have the innovative solutions for sustainable fiber economy.

•Textile wastes can be reconsidered as organic substrates for microbial chemical production.

•Textiles can be manufactured fully by microbially produced plastic and cellulose fibers.

•Circular bioeconomy of fibers can be realized by addressing the textile waste handling as well as the sustainable textile biomanufacturing.