Jul
15
Understanding Dry Rot Fungus to Make Fuel
July 15, 2011 | 2 Comments
A large group of scientists has published a study that explains a noteworthy information set about the differences between the common and dreaded dry rot fungus that attacks wooden structures and the familiar white rot fungus. With a full genome now published a much larger array of data is available and some interesting application potential […]
Mar
10
Cellulose Direct to Butanol Bug Revealed
March 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced two of its scientists, Yongchao Li and Yunfeng Yang of ORNL collaborating with a team led by James Liao of the University of California at Los Angeles has for the first time produced isobutanol directly from cellulose. This achievement has been for years a prime national goal, as it […]
Feb
4
New Tools From Cows For Breaking Out Cellulose
February 4, 2011 | 2 Comments
University of Illinois researchers report that they have found dozens of previously unknown microbial enzymes in the bovine rumen – the cow’s primary grass-digestion chamber or stomach – that contribute to the breakdown of switchgrass, a leading candidate for a renewable biofuel energy resource. The team sequenced and analyzed 268 gigabases of “metagenomic” DNA from […]
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