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Rainforest Fungus Naturally Synthesizes Diesel | Wired Science from Wired.com
by bucy at 11:31 am EST, Nov 4, 2008 |
A fungus that lives inside trees in the Patagonian rain forest naturally makes a mix of hydrocarbons that bears a striking resemblance to diesel, biologists announced today. And the fungus can grow on cellulose, a major component of tree trunks, blades of grass and stalks that is the most abundant carbon-based plant material on Earth.
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Rainforest Fungus Naturally Synthesizes Diesel | Wired Science from Wired.com
by Decius at 4:34 pm EST, Nov 5, 2008 |
A fungus that lives inside trees in the Patagonian rain forest naturally makes a mix of hydrocarbons that bears a striking resemblance to diesel, biologists announced today. And the fungus can grow on cellulose, a major component of tree trunks, blades of grass and stalks that is the most abundant carbon-based plant material on Earth.
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