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

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[-] dimath@ttrpg.network 37 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 33 points 6 months ago

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

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

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

[-] illi@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago

It's mamals who generally drool though

[-] PlantJam@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Slime mold would like to have a drooly word.

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 17 points 6 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 28 points 6 months ago

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

[-] classic@fedia.io 16 points 6 months ago

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

[-] anton 2 points 6 months ago

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

[-] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago

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

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