New Type Of Diesel Fuel Found In Patagonia Fungus
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 13:42
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists have found a fungus that produces a new type of diesel fuel. One of the researchers calls it "myco-diesel." The discovery may offer an alternative to fossil fuels, according to a professor of plant sciences and plant pathology involved in the research. The find is even bigger, he said, than his 1993 discovery of fungus that contained the anticancer drug taxol.
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