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November 5, 2008
Rainforest Fungus Naturally Synthesizes Diesel
Wired reports, "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."
A fascinating find, especially given the implication that maybe crude oil wasn't formed in the way we thought it was. Is a new source of complex hydrocarbons for us to burn a good thing?
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