Building with fungi

Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 3:06 a.m.

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Companies are growing light and durable packaging from mycelium that is easy to compost. Another team in Europe is creating a fungal home, which will sense when it\\u2019s dark and switch the lights on. And researchers in the UK are developing strains of fungi that won\\u2019t just replace plastic, but eat it as well.

Produced and presented by Claire Bates

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