Posts Tagged ‘biofuel’

Biodiesel from Mucor?

Strobel’s mycodiesel project maybe getting some competition from researchers in Spain according to Direct Production of Biodiesel from the Fungus M. circinelloides; Opportunity to Enhance Yield with Genetic Engineering: Researchers in Spain have demonstrated the direct transformation of biomass consisting of the fungus M. circinelloides into biodiesel compliant with ASTM D6751 and EN14213 and 14214 [...]

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Trichoderma, Sex, and Fuel

A website featuring posts and blogs on green technology has posted an article about the genetic manipulation of a common fungus Trichoderma reesei, in order to develop biofuels. Scientists Force Fungus to Have Sex to Create Biofuel by Brian Nelson appears at CleanTechnica.com. The methods described seem to be good old fashioned selective breeding—not genetic [...]

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