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| Source: Microbiology (2000) 146:2079-2089 |
Biodiversity in the Amazonian jungle could help find
solutions to our modern-day problems. Researchers
have found microscopic fungus in the Amazon which can eat plastic in zero
oxygen (anaerobic) conditions. This
means that plastics like polyurethanes which are prized for their durability
(and which are virtually indestructible in the waste phase of life) could
potentially be biodegraded by this fungus.
