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Baled plasticPlastics represent one of the biggest waste problems in the world because they take a really, really long time to break down. But a recent discovery by a group of Yale students could help speed the process. On an expedition to the rainforest of Ecuador, students from Yale's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry discovered a previously unknown fungus that has a healthy appetite for polyurethane....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/yale-students-discover-rare-plastic-eating-fungus-in-the-ecuadorian-rainforest/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Petri dishPlastics represent one of the biggest waste problems in the world because they take a really, really long time to break down. But a recent discovery by a group of Yale students could help speed the process. On an expedition to the rainforest of Ecuador, students from Yale's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry discovered a previously unknown fungus that has a healthy appetite for polyurethane....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/yale-students-discover-rare-plastic-eating-fungus-in-the-ecuadorian-rainforest/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
