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Plastic-eating fungus
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Plastic-eating fungus
February 9, 2012 at 9:58 am
Interesting to think about. Not something to walk around in while considering its potential applications, though, at least while wearing Wellies.

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RE: Plastic-eating fungus
February 9, 2012 at 10:14 am
Huh. Imagine that.

They're gonna have to revise that Nat Geo "Life After People" special.
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RE: Plastic-eating fungus
February 9, 2012 at 10:33 am
Science is going to solve the problems caused by science. Win.
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RE: Plastic-eating fungus
February 9, 2012 at 12:56 pm
"Science...it works, bitches."

Better than praying or demanding we turn into hippies, at any rate.
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RE: Plastic-eating fungus
February 9, 2012 at 12:58 pm
Quote:The fungi, Pestalotiopsis microspora, is the first anyone has found to survive on a steady diet of polyurethane alone


If only it could be targeted to my wife's credit cards. What a boon for mankind!
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RE: Plastic-eating fungus
February 9, 2012 at 6:46 pm
I for one welcome our new plastic-eating fungus overlords.
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RE: Plastic-eating fungus
February 9, 2012 at 9:10 pm
awesome...now I dont have to use those reusable fabric bags anymore....lol
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RE: Plastic-eating fungus
February 9, 2012 at 9:16 pm
...and they say evolution is false.

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RE: Plastic-eating fungus
February 9, 2012 at 9:17 pm
They fell off of the dustjacket of Yahwehs copy of "The Universe for Dummies" as he was creating the cosmos, I'm sure.
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RE: Plastic-eating fungus
February 9, 2012 at 10:21 pm
You guys are awesome. I say we sic it on church billboards and Donald Trump's hair.
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