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Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Nature's original engineers': scientists explore the amazing potential of fungi

Fungal mycelium and enzyme-secreting fungi can transform waste and plastics into compostable materials and replace many industrial materials, offering scalable environmental solutions.
Science
fromWIRED
3 months ago

Hungry Worms Could Help Solve Plastic Pollution

Wax worm larvae can rapidly biodegrade polyethylene using gut enzymes and symbiotic bacteria, producing glycol and offering a potential biological solution to plastic pollution.
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