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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16488358

Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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[-] dimath@ttrpg.network 38 points 5 months ago

I can't tell if it's a good news or bad news.

[-] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 36 points 5 months ago

Fungus are great news, the best nonplant plant in the ecosystem

[-] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Ahem, Mammals would like a word with you. MAMMALS RULE, FUNGUS DROOLS!

[-] illi@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago

It's mamals who generally drool though

[-] PlantJam@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Slime mold would like to have a drooly word.

[-] CheapFrottage@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 5 months ago

James Acaster has entered the chat

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago

Assuming it doesn't evolve the ability to digest human flesh after it eats all the plastic, I think this is great news.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 30 points 5 months ago

An interesting scifi plot could be where said fungi start hungering for the microplastics within us...

[-] classic@fedia.io 17 points 5 months ago

First they came for our patch then they came for our balls

[-] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Assuming you don't have the immune system of a plastic bottle you will be fine.

[-] mister_monster@monero.town -2 points 5 months ago

All in all good news. It means less plastic and more biomass.

[-] kevindqc@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago
[-] mister_monster@monero.town -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yup, if we can sequester the extra CO2 in the biomass part of the carbon cycle I think that's the best solution, it doesn't fight life on the planet, instead it works with it.

[-] MonkderDritte@feddit.de -2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, the plastic eatings sometgings never process the toxic bits.

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