# Unique fungus discovered in rainforest makes biodiesel directly from wood!

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**Created:** [November 6, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-fungus-discovered-in-rainforest-makes-biodiesel-directly-from-wood/471490 "2008-11-06T18:27:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-fungus-discovered-in-rainforest-makes-biodiesel-directly-from-wood/471490/1 "2008-11-06T18:27:51Z")

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Fascinating!

[Newfound fungus makes better biofuel  
Discovery also questions theory of how crude oil was made by nature](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27536210/)

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-fungus-discovered-in-rainforest-makes-biodiesel-directly-from-wood/471490/2 "2008-11-06T20:07:56Z")

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Wonder if it can be manipulated to eat yard waste, sewage and any other organic landfill type stuff. Or at least if they can grab some of the genetic material and coax bacteria into doing it.