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Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study reveals (www.eurekalert.org)
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[โ€“] RedCanasta@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Mycelium is pretty rad stuff. Strong, sustainable, degradeable, and is a carbon vacuum.

[โ€“] JWBananas@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

How well does it compare as a carbon sink versus wood?

We stuff "cellulose" into so many products, especially food. If mycelium is more efficient, maybe it could replace some of that wood pulp.