thegoodsonisbad: shortformblog: Fun guy chillin’ in South American rainforest finds plastic-eating fungi Seriously, though this is kind of a big deal. Know that big problem we have? You know, the one involving a crapload of used plastic hanging around in landfills with nowhere to biodegrade for a couple million years? Well, Jonathan Russell might’ve solved that problem. See, Russell and his fellow Yale students went to Ecuador, where they found a new kind of fungus they’re calling Pestalotiopsis microspora. Big deal, you’re thinking. Anyone can find fungus anywhere! Well, something his fellow students found out after the fact is that this fungus can live on a diet of polyurethane alone — and even crazier, it doesn’t even need air to do so! In other words, we could potentially put it at the bottom of a landfill and cover it with plastic, and it would do the rest of the work. This might be game-changing if it works as advertised. (photo via Flickr user dbutt; EDIT: Updated with link to research abstract) source Follow ShortFormBlog this is really cool
Pop-upView Separately

thegoodsonisbad:

shortformblog:

Fun guy chillin’ in South American rainforest finds plastic-eating fungi

Seriously, though this is kind of a big deal. Know that big problem we have? You know, the one involving a crapload of used plastic hanging around in landfills with nowhere to biodegrade for a couple million years? Well, Jonathan Russell might’ve solved that problem. See, Russell and his fellow Yale students went to Ecuador, where they found a new kind of fungus they’re calling Pestalotiopsis microspora. Big deal, you’re thinking. Anyone can find fungus anywhere! Well, something his fellow students found out after the fact is that this fungus can live on a diet of polyurethane alone — and even crazier, it doesn’t even need air to do so! In other words, we could potentially put it at the bottom of a landfill and cover it with plastic, and it would do the rest of the work. This might be game-changing if it works as advertised. (photo via Flickr user dbutt; EDIT: Updated with link to research abstract) source

Follow ShortFormBlog

this is really cool

(via midwest-monster)

Source: shortformblog

9652 Notes/ Hide

  1. studdedheadphones reblogged this from zaynmydick
  2. zaynmydick reblogged this from richwhitelesbian
  3. luzdebosque reblogged this from sinisterstrike
  4. carpe-diem42 reblogged this from silveryshadow
  5. foxylox reblogged this from accioclorene
  6. rawheadbloodybones reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  7. c0mfortablynumb reblogged this from semanticz
  8. semanticz reblogged this from lacklusterz
  9. lacklusterz reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  10. howcanyoudoitalone reblogged this from xoxo-lauren-xoxo
  11. cmc22 reblogged this from accioclorene
  12. bareclaws reblogged this from acandidsituation
  13. journey-through-time-and-space reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  14. aclusterofcuriosity reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  15. resdia reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  16. fordarngood reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  17. acandidsituation reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  18. after-allimnotinthebook reblogged this from accioclorene
  19. hailleythevegan reblogged this from rainbowvegan
  20. rainbowvegan reblogged this from devils-little-sister
  21. devils-little-sister reblogged this from withoutasunrise
  22. risingfromthemud reblogged this from allbecauseilostmytemper
  23. fugircomigo reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  24. accioclorene reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  25. silvertongues reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  26. lovegoesonforever reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  27. peaceloveandpancakesss reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  28. larsidy reblogged this from obliteratedheart
  29. caroliebee reblogged this from obliteratedheart