Plastic eating properties of a fungus discovered

Samantha Jenkins was studying various fungi for a research project in her company. Accidentally she discovered the plastic eating properties of a fungus.

This was studied at a biotech firm Biohm, where they were studying different strains of fungus for use in a biobased insulation panel. But this experiment took a totally different turn. A lump of mushroom grew on the full jar of grain, the fungus had made its way to the outside of t....