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Update from Tom Nauman
I was sorry to miss the 12th Annual Illinois State Morel Mushroom Hunting Championship this year, but it’s always nice to hear an update on the events from Tom Nauman. He writes:
We hope the 2007 morel season has been good for you. We didn’t get out as much as we would have liked to, but […]
Oyster Mushroom Insulation
Gavin McIntyre, left, holds a growing sample of organic insulation, while Eben Bayer shows off the finished product, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., Thursday, May 17, 2007. The two created their patented “Greensulate” formula, an organic, fire-retardant board made of water, flour, oyster mushroom spores and perlite, a mineral blend found in potting […]
Stamets at Bioneers
How did I miss this? Here’s Paul Stamets at the 2006 Bioneers Conference, where he talked about “revamping the pesticide industry.” Enjoy!
Fungus discovery to transform ethanol and hygiene industries?
Researchers from BorÃ¥s University College in Sweden have discovered a fungus that converts waste into ethanol extremely effectively. If this were not already enough to attract the interest of those concerned about the environment, the residual biomass can be used to create a super-absorbent material that can be composted, and could replace bandages, nappies and […]
Smithsonian scientists report new carbon dioxide study
Increased atmospheric CO2 stimulates soils to release, not store, CO2: Soils exposed to the elevated CO2 had higher relative abundances of fungi and higher activities of a soil carbon-degrading enzyme.
Researchers at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center report the results of a six-year experiment in which doubling the atmospheric greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) in a […]
Aspergillus niger: Sudden Popularity?
Ok, who can tell me more about Aspergillus niger (fungus)? I’ve read three stories this week where this fungus is being used for everything from blood substitutes to biofuel to therapeutic drugs like vaccines. From the last article:
Efforts to use this filamentous fungus to produce pure and industrial quantities of medicines commercially have always run […]
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