[ExI] Fungi eat plastic and can survive without oxygen; may clean ocean and landfills

[Tara Maya]

I’ve often speculated that the huge layer of trash we are leaving around the earth is going to be the buried resource of some future species, much as the rainforests that turned into coal and oil are a resource for us. 

Tara Maya
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> On May 8, 2015, at 5:37 AM, Rafal Smigrodzki <rafal.smigrodzki at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 3:24 AM, John Grigg <possiblepaths2050 at gmail.com <mailto:possiblepaths2050 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> "It's the first fungus ever found to survive on only polyurethane, no oxygen needed, which is why they want to use it at the bottom of landfills."
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> https://www.minds.com/blog/view/428263953315926016/fungi-eat-plastic-and-can-survive-without-oxygen-may-clean-ocean-and-landfills <https://www.minds.com/blog/view/428263953315926016/fungi-eat-plastic-and-can-survive-without-oxygen-may-clean-ocean-and-landfills>
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> ### The comment at this link, "Maybe the mushrooms heard our call and through meiosis, were able to rapidly develop to save the planet from the plastic", is emblematic of what's wrong with so many in our society: When a potential massive threat to human well-being is identified, all that they say is "Let's hope it turns out even worse".

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