26 March 2012

polyurethane-eating fungi discovered in Amazon

Not exactly relevant to our current readings (it's more environmental biology than chemistry), but still interesting!
Fungi discovery

These guy live on polyurethane and don't need oxygen. That means that they can sit at the bottom of landfills and feed on the trash we previously thought would just sit there and continue to build up.

"There is now hope for a plastic-free environment in the future." (:

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