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LiberalAndProud

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5. Truly I am science impaired, so this is interesting.

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 12:52 PM

Apr 2013

Since the linked article in the OP specifically mentions lignin as the agent that was introduced to resist decay, I went on a little google tour to find that lignin acts as a barrier against insects and fungi. So there's that.

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Did you know this fact about wood, microbes and coal? [View all] Playinghardball Apr 2013 OP

That's a cool fact I didn't know before. LiberalAndProud Apr 2013 #1

I do not think that is correct. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #4

Truly I am science impaired, so this is interesting. LiberalAndProud Apr 2013 #5

This is not my expertise either, and I may be wrong. Here's this: Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #6

I appreciate the skepticsm. LiberalAndProud Apr 2013 #10

Right about fungi Sentath Apr 2013 #7

See post #6. I was 2 minutes ahead of you. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #8

I was slow I guess Sentath Apr 2013 #9

If only I had found that article prior to my first post. sigh. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #11

We search as fast as we can Sentath Apr 2013 #12

yep, that's why fossil fuels are no longer accumulating.... mike_c Apr 2013 #2

Oy! Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #3

that's a good point.... mike_c Apr 2013 #13