“Gliocladium Roseum converts cellulose to Myco-Diesel”
What if one day we lose all our fossil fuel reserves? No, this is not something from a futuristic tale, it can actually happen if we researchers don’t figure out a way to replenish the stocks of fuel that have given us agility and speed at the same time.
While hydrogen fuel cells are still in their infancy, what might work wonders is bio diesel. Since this is derived from plants it can be termed renewable. Extracting bio diesel from plants is a two stage process in which plant cellulose is initially converted to sugar and then bacteria is used to ferment this sugar into useful fuel. However, if scientists are to be believed, then a fungus residing in the Patagonian rain forests, dubbed the Gliocladium Roseum, can convert plant cellulose directly into fuel.
Since, this fungus is not able to convert all the cellulose into fuel, some genetic modifications might have to be made if we want this fungus-generated diesel, in our cars in the near future. We wish the scientists involved in the research, all the best!
Via: Eco Friend