http://www.ornl.gov/sci/ipgc/ The latest news about all things Populus (poplar) in the world of science en-us ipgc@ornl.gov checkbiotech.org Thur, 06 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST http://www.checkbiotech.org/green_News_Genetics.aspx?infoId=17170 Gent, Belgium – Trees and fungi have constructed a close relationship with the passing of the ages. Fungi like to grow between the roots of trees and the arrangement is beneficial to both partners. Their delicate balance is now being revealed for the very first time. VIB researchers at Ghent University in collaboration with an international team have succeeded in unraveling the genetic code of the Laccaria bicolor fungus. This new information is crucial to our knowledge. It will lead to a better understanding of how fungi help trees to grow and how together they can be indicators of climate change. agnews.tamu.edu Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 EST http://agnews.tamu.edu/showstory.php?id=361 Leading researchers in plant science are scheduled to speak at the Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences Symposium March 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Texas A&M University. checkbiotech.org Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:00:00 EST http://www.checkbiotech.org/green_News_Biofuels.aspx?infoId=16945 ZeaChem, Inc. and GreenWood Resources, Inc. (GWR), on behalf of GreenWood Tree Farm Fund, LP (GFTT) have announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent to supply poplar tree (Pacific Albus) feed stock under a long-term agreement to support the operation of ZeaChem's cellulosic biorefinery. biomedcentral.com Tues, 29 Jan 2008 08:00:00 EST http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/57 greenrightnow.com Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:00:00 EST http://www.greenrightnow.com/2008/01/19/are-trees-the-next-gen-of-biofuels/ Trees. They eat carbon, shade our houses, shelter wildlife and beautify the landscape. What more could we ask of them? biopact.com Thur, 10 Jan 2008 08:00:00 EST http://biopact.com/2008/01/researchers-to-plant-transgenic-poplars.html Purdue University researchers are collaborating with Chrysler LLC in a project to use poplar trees to eliminate pollutants from a contaminated site in north-central Indiana, a process called 'phytoremediation'. The researchers plan to plant transgenic poplars at the site, a former oil storage facility near Kokomo, Indiana, this summer. In a laboratory setting, the transgenic trees have been shown to be capable of absorbing carcinogenic trichloroethylene, or TCE, and other pollutants before processing them into harmless byproducts. When they have finished their job, the poplars, known for their high biomass yields, are intended to be used as a feedstock for cellulosic ethanol. biomassmagazine.com Tues, 03 Jan 2008 08:00:00 EST http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1404 Gerald Tuskan, a lead researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is teaching people how to “speak to the trees.” He, along with hundreds of other researchers, is doing so by using the complete genome of Populus, also known as black cottonwood or poplar. Tuskan helped to lead a consortium of more than 250 scientists in 34 countries to publish the Populus genome in September 2006. In the little more than a year since the genome was published in Science, the poplar has been talking, and scientists have been listening. biopact.com Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:00:00 EST http://biopact.com/2007/12/epso-vice-president-developing.html Much is expected of biotechnology this century. The prospect of a growing world population and increasing energy needs has prompted plant scientists to design new crops that must make it possible to both feed the planet and provide it with climate friendly bioenergy in a sustainable way. In the following interview, Dirk Inzé, Plant Systems Biology professor at the University of Ghent (Belgium), co-founder of biotech firm Crop Design (recently acquired by chemical giant BASF) and vice-president of the European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO) discusses some of these challenges. biopact.com Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:00:00 EST http://biopact.com/2007/12/bioregen-project-expands-greening.html A pioneering EU-funded project which could green thousands of acres of derelict brownfield sites in North East England while providing climate friendly bioenergy is expanding after successful trials. The University of Teesside’s Clean Environment Management Centre (CLEMANCE) is using energy crops to clean up contaminated sites once used by industry, a process known as phytoremediation. The combination of phytoremediation, wildlife habitat restoration and renewable bioenergy and biofuel production offers a win-win-win synergy - sustainability at its best. biomedcentral.com Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:00:00 EST http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/448 nytimes.com Tues, 20 Nov 2007 08:00:00 EST http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/science/20tree.html?pagewanted=1&ref=science Aiming to turn trees into new energy sources, scientists are using a controversial genetic engineering process to change the composition of the wood. A major goal is to reduce the amount of lignin, a chemical compound that interferes with efforts to turn the tree’s cellulose into biofuels like ethanol. International Populus Genome Consortium http://www.ornl.gov/sci/ipgc/news_archive.xml An RSS feed of past articles