Novel Fungus Helps Beetles To Digest Hard Wood
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 23:21
in Biology & Nature
A little known fungus tucked away in the gut of Asian longhorned beetles helps the insect munch through the hardest of woods according to a team of entomologists and biochemists. Researchers say the discovery could lead to innovative methods of controlling the invasive pest, and potentially offer more efficient ways of breaking down plant biomass for generating biofuels.
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