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Florida Researchers Moving Closer to Using Termite Guts For

Gas 2.0 -- Last time I reported on the topic of using termite guts to make next generation cellulosic ethanol cheaper and easier, it was 2008. Back then a team of researchers from the University of Florida had just started on the path to analyzing the more than 7,000 genes associated with the production of special enzymes within the termite guts that can break down woody fibers so that the termites can digest them and use them for energy.

This process that goes on in the bellies of hundreds of millions, perhaps trillions, of termites all around the world, day-in and day-out—a process that many homeowners fear in the depths of their hearts—is exactly what the next generation ethanol crowd needs to make fuel from woody waste such as thinned forest debris and agricultural residues.

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Submitted Aug 27, 2010 By: CiVX

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LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:9,165 Points:1,202,135 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2010 4:43:15 PM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse I'm so glad they're getting there!
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:3,674 Points:819,850 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2010 12:49:38 AM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse Looks like you can make ethanol from just about anything. That's a good thing.
car253 Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,211 Points:1,036,265 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2010 11:24:10 PM Ignore car253 Report Abuse Another science experiment.
APlus Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,232 Points:613,670 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2010 9:03:52 AM Ignore APlus Report Abuse Animal rights folks might not like this new form of energy - but termites do need to die in my book.
ENORMS Champion Author Colorado Posts:3,014 Points:1,176,685 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2010 8:48:16 AM Ignore ENORMS Report Abuse We shall see.....
JimTee Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,322 Points:1,193,575 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2010 8:09:23 AM Ignore JimTee Report Abuse Ok, if it works....
Bussman Champion Author Dallas Posts:3,876 Points:994,565 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2010 1:25:24 AM Ignore Bussman Report Abuse Many parts are edible!
VanIsleRover All-Star Author British Columbia Posts:939 Points:326,700 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2010 11:26:50 PM Ignore VanIsleRover Report Abuse I don't think this will go further...
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:15,423 Points:927,330 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2010 10:14:39 PM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse LOVE the science on this one. GOOOOOOO Gators ;0)
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,931 Points:1,097,225 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2010 9:06:59 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse Hmmm... I'm thinking this is going to take millions or billions of the little buggers, & how easy is it going to be to catch that many of the sneaky little critters?
HELLRAZOR Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:3,650 Points:626,670 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2010 8:30:32 PM Ignore HELLRAZOR Report Abuse wow that is crazy talk ....no more termites in my tummy
BMW2014 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,794 Points:364,300 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2010 7:54:16 PM Ignore BMW2014 Report Abuse Some kind of weird and bizarre science.
CiVX Champion Author Oakland Posts:5,739 Points:1,018,675 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2010 7:37:43 PM Ignore CiVX Report Abuse This wont take food out of any human mouths.