Ming Tien is Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at Penn State. Tien researched biomass, cellulose, and lignin degraded. Ming Tien worked with T. Kent Kirk to discover the first lignin degradation enzyme, an enzyme found in a fungi.

Paper discussed is Strong Inferences by John R. Platt. Published 1964.

https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/websites.harvard.edu/dist/6/132/files/2023/06/Platt1964_Science_StrongInference.pdf

Beatrice Sirakaya is Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor and Bio-Tech Cluster Director at Penn State, Associate Teaching Professor Emberly. Consultant in Biotechnology Industry.