Weird headline, really interesting biology. "there are more than 100 species of fungi now known to break down plastics."
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@mossbeard educate me if this is a goofy take, but surely the last thing we want broken down into its base elements is plastic, its full of toxic chemicals is it not?
@BigTittyBimbo@kolektiva.social
The idea is to break down the complex molecules (that might otherwise break down into tiny toxic bits, microplastics) into much simpler ones that are useful in other biological processes - fungi are really good at breaking down tough molecules like lignin (the structural bit of wood) and it turns out some can do the same for plastics that would be toxic if they don't get broken down.
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