New Fungus That Emits BioDiesel

Posted: November 5th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: biodiesel, diesel, fuel, fungus, gas, microorganism | 2 Comments »

Diesel technology has been making great strides in recent years, and the future of diesel is looking even brighter than ever, thanks to a newly discovered fungus that emits diesel fumes. One of the things this fungus eats is cellulose, which is a major component of plants and paper.

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Source:
newly discovered fungus breath biodiesel [UberReview]

2 Comments on “New Fungus That Emits BioDiesel”

  1. 1 Jennifer said at 10:35 am on November 6th, 2008:

    That’s awesome! Is there anything fungus can’t do? In my biology career we did so much work on the stuff lol

  2. 2 Me-Me King said at 6:23 am on January 2nd, 2009:

    Interesting. I’m always awed by new discovery. I hope companies like Dupont and the major oil companies don’t quash this like they did hemp.

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