Green Options

Let’s face it - life can be hard in the jungle.  But one very lucky gazelle, who was quick on her feet, outsmarted predators and avoided certain death, twice.  Sometimes faking it may just be a life-saving decision after all!

American scientists have discovered a fungus deep in the Patagonian rainforest that makes biodiesel as part of its natural lifecycle. The fungus is the only organism that has ever been shown to produce such an important combination of fuel sources.

According to team member Prof. Gary Strobel of Montana State University, “The fungus can even make these diesel compounds from cellulose, which would make it a better source of biofuel than anything we use at the moment.”