Bacteria in termite guts could make ethanol from noncorn sources cheaper.
By Kevin Bullis, MIT Technology Review
A type of bacteria that helps termites digest wood could be key to making ethanol cheaply from wood and grass. ZeaChem, a startup based in Menlo Park, CA, has developed a process based on this bacteria that can produce [...]

To help Michigan State University and Michigan Technological University create a research agenda aimed at meeting the needs of Michigan’s developing wood-based bioeconomy businesses, the two universities held a biofuels summit on Feb. 25, 2008.
To read more about the summit and view presentations, click here.