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9. fungi can also eat and concentrate radiation - they thrive in Chernobyl.

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 11:30 AM

Feb 2012

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Fungi Discovered In The Amazon Will Eat Indestructible Plastic [View all] TalkingDog Feb 2012 OP

Single-sentence snip from the article: Occulus Feb 2012 #10

I read that NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #11

"Invasive Species" is what I was thinking while reading this The Genealogist Feb 2012 #17

Used to be friends with an old guy from New Zealand NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #20

and what it converts the plastic into.. Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2012 #18

Any chance it will show up as atheletes' foot in Romney's shower? HopeHoops Feb 2012 #2

I wonder if it could handle that much plastic.... TalkingDog Feb 2012 #4

Very Cool Chuuku Davis Feb 2012 #3

Mitt Romney better hide his hair. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #6

Wow. Occulus Feb 2012 #7

So let's airlift all our plastic trash to the Amazon. The place is huge! Speck Tater Feb 2012 #8

fungi can also eat and concentrate radiation - they thrive in Chernobyl. piratefish08 Feb 2012 #9

If this stuff ever reaches Hollywood raouldukelives Feb 2012 #12

my question is what the hell has it been eating pnwest Feb 2012 #13

Good point hedgehog Feb 2012 #15

Not so much that it does, but that it CAN. I point you to the 17 y.o TalkingDog Feb 2012 #16

McDonalds may have found its next hamburger additive. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #14

I foresee no horrible consequences with using the Andromeda Strain. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #19

welcome Locrian Feb 2012 #23

This fungi is a danger to Corvettes everywhere. n/t LeftinOH Feb 2012 #21

And celebrities everywhere as well. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2012 #25

it also eats higher brain functions.... Evasporque Feb 2012 #22

Let's hope the waste product is gold Duer 157099 Feb 2012 #24

It will be for whoever commercialises it dickthegrouch Feb 2012 #26