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Published online 23 May 2007 |
Nature
| doi:10.1038/news070521-5
Corrected online: 4 June 2007
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Hungry fungi chomp on radiation
Common pigment may allow bizarre feeding habits.
From plastic to asbestos, cardboard to jet fuel, fungi will eat just about anything. Now researchers have found another dish in the fungal diet: radiation.
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