Researchers discover means to make biofuels fungus reproduce sexually; breeding enhancement now possible

In Austria, researchers working on the soil fungus Trichoderma reesei – discovered eating away canvas and clothing in the Solomon Islands during WWII – have discovered a means to breed the fungus as a means of improving its genetic abilities to convert cellulose into glucose, the key first step in converting cellulose to biofuels.

Previously, the species was believed to be asexual. CleanTechnica provides more details in a report distributed by Reuters.

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