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Decoding mushroom's secrets could combat carbon, find better biofuels and safer soils

07-17-2007 · EurekAlert!

Researchers at the University of Warwick are co-ordinating a global effort to sequence the genome of one of the world's most important mushrooms -- Agaricus bisporus. The secrets of its genetic make up could assist the creation of biofuels, support the effort to manage global carbon, and help remove heavy metals from contaminated soils.

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Decoding mushroom's secrets could combat carbon, find better biofuels & safer soils
07-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
Researchers at the University of Warwick are co-ordinating a global effort to sequence the genome of one of the World’s most important mushrooms -- Agaricus bisporus. The secrets of its genetic make up could assist the creation of biofuels, support the effort to manage global carbon, and help remove heavy metals from contaminated soils.
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