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Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch (futurism.com)
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Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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[–] mister_monster@monero.town -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

All in all good news. It means less plastic and more biomass.

[–] kevindqc@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And more CO2

[–] mister_monster@monero.town -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yup, if we can sequester the extra CO2 in the biomass part of the carbon cycle I think that's the best solution, it doesn't fight life on the planet, instead it works with it.