Powered by HitRSS.com FREE RSS Publishing Service

The Energy Blog

An RSS Web Blog by James Fraser

About this blog:

The Energy Blog is concerned with the technologies that will replace depleting oil. These include alternative energy, renewable energy, biochemicals, bioenergy, wind power, solar power, photovoltaics, ocean power, ethanol, biodiesel, clean coal power, all electric cars, batteries, hybrid cars, hydrogen, oil natural gas and fuel cells. Peak oil and environmental concerns will be discussed as they relate to these technologies.

Visit my Home page
Blog Home
Blog Archives

Subscribe:

Subscribe to blog feed via MyYahoo

Subscribe to blog feed via Google

Subscribe to blog feed via MyMSN

Subscribe to blog feed via Bloglines

Subscribe to blog feed via NewsGator

Shiitake Mushroom Gene is Secret to Xylanase Enzyme

Thursday, 08. December 2005
The Shiitake mushroom thrive on downed wood on the forest floors, turning it into sugars that they use for food. The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is studying a Shiitake gene that's key to the mushrooms ability to dissolve wood.  The researchers want to see if a ramped-up version of the gene could be put to work digesting rice hulls or other harvest leftovers.
Read more | Like this article? Digg it / Add to del.icio.us

Back to my blog home page »

Searching for something? Click to browse my blog's Archives



Visit my Home page | Blog Home | Blog Archives

© 2012 James Fraser : all rights reserved

Powered by HitRSS