As always, some good reading put to use. Apparently, the scientist who discovered the fungus that contained the anti-cancerous drug taxol might have struck gold once again. This time around he - Dr. Strobel - discovered a fungus in the Patagonia forest that emitted a vaporous gas that is linked in the production of diesel fuel. This is the first species discovered to emit such gases thus leaving the question "Are there more out there that we can benefit from?" This new discovery has sparked the interest of scientists everywhere and further research is being conducted to convert the gas released by this microbe into a combustible fuel. If successful this would be an alternative fuel to consider even to ethanol-which has some controversial reviews. They've dubbed it's output "myco-diesel" and luckily this fungus can be easily grown on cellulose so soon we should hear more about this microbe and perhaps thank it someday too.
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