The fungus Trichoderma reesei optimally breaks down plants into simple sugars, the basic components of ethanol. The fungus's genome has recently been sequenced. The results show that only a few genes ...
Editor's Note: This occasional series looks at powerful ideas — some existing, some futuristic — for fueling and electrifying modern life. Helping a fungus have sex could lead to better ways of making ...
'Weed early and often' is the key to a productive garden. Interestingly, certain species of ants are also avid gardeners, a practice they've refined over 50 million years. They too weed their ...
The same fungus that plagued soldiers in World War II as it ate their tents and uniforms is now leading engineers at Los Alamos National Laboratory to a new method for turning plants into ethanol. The ...
A vegan and environmentally-friendly egg white has been created using fungus, which could provide an alternative to intensive chicken farming. Researchers in Finland have created ovalbumin, the ...
Scientists have tweaked a fungus commonly found on rotting bread or food stuff to produce a vital drug to fight viral infections. Biotechnologist Astrid Mach-Aigner and his team made a fungus, ...
As concrete deteriorates over time, even the smallest cracks can pose a major threat to the stability of a structure. But, a new type of self-healing concrete could put an end to the problem for good, ...
‘Weed early and often’ is the key to a productive garden. Interestingly, certain species of ants are also avid gardeners, a practice they’ve refined over 50 million years. They too weed their ...
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