Comments on: Deep in the Jungle, A Fungus Pumps Out Diesel From Wood

By: Margarito Howes

Margarito Howes — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:02:22 +0000

Thanks for the post, I’ll keep checking back for more stuff, bookmarked!

By: louboutin pigalle

louboutin pigalle — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:45:09 +0000

Though I don’t agree with you in details, your post is insightful

By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:56:48 +0000

To those who are wondering about patents on fungi, this is actually very common. Many fungi strains have already been patented, especially if they show some type of potential for being useful in an industry. Unfortunately, the side-effect of this is that researchers often have a difficult time obtaining or working with strains that have been patented, or they have no incentive to develop them. So, there are many strains that have great potential but are just sitting there because of the patent restrictions on them. Hopefully that doesn’t wind up to be the case with this discovery.

By: Alexandru Stanciu

Alexandru Stanciu — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:59:11 +0000

Hey, I understand that these guys are working for the University of Montana, but can independent researchers confirm that what they claim they found is true? If it is true, that means that you can have your back yard like biogas production from your leafs and dead wood. And an other thing is the patent on what. On a living organism? I do not think this will hold. My conclusion is that they are after the funds and their job to keep. Hoax.

By: naveen

naveen — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:14:36 +0000

I want more information how to culture that fungus
and extract the gaseous produced by that fungus

By: spha-odon

spha-odon — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:55:11 +0000

“composers decomposers” our friendly symbyotic relitives at work; I can not suppose anyone else who would need it beside OPEC AND THE CARTEL(:a combination of independent business enterprises designed to limit competition).

By: sunshine

sunshine — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:44:45 +0000

i think that it is a good idea not to tell anyone where those trees are located because before you know it there will be people out there cutting down trees just for money.keep it a secret thats the best way.reproduce!!!!!

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:53:39 +0000

Now I understand why so many foreign people have been guying huge extensions of our Patagonia in the last decade! Regards from Argentina, home of the best meat in Earth, now source of the diesel of the future. Gabriel

By: LadyFarmer

LadyFarmer — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:05:03 +0000

How can Montana State University “have a patent on the fungus”? They did not create it. I can see them having a patent on a method to harvest the produce of this fungus. Or a patent on the replication of the diesel creating gene. But on the natural organism itself? BAD IDEA.

By: valensage

valensage — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:44:25 +0000

fantastic discovery; Will probably end up on the desk of some oil producer