Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic by eating it, and can be conditioned to do it faster

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Feb 13, 2025, 4:50 pm155 pts
Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean. Researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa have recently discovered that many species of fungi isolated from Hawai'i's nearshore environment have the ability to degrade plastic, and…

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