Posts Tagged ‘Trichoderma’

Fungal Research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A recent post at sciencedaily.com, Fungal Map Of Mutations Key To Increasing Enzyme Production For Bioenergy Use, discussed once again the use of Trichoderma reesei as a possible biofuel producer. This time some work at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) was mentioned. “We want to understand the path that we’ve taken to high enzyme production [...]

Tags: , , ,

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 [...]

Tags: ,