Dioxin eating fungus

[Alan Watson <alanwatson@gn.apc.org>]

  New Scientist (No 2108, dated 15/11/97) reports (p15) briefly on work by 
  researchers  at Ehime University in Japan who say that "a fungus that 
  normally rots wood has an equally healthy appetite for dioxin.
  
  The report says:
  
  "The fungus was taken from soil at the University's experimental forest.  
  In the lab it broke down 85 % of the dioxin in its surroundings within 15 
  days.  The researchers are now trying to develop a more efficient strain 
  of the fungus"
  
  This looks very interesting - has anybody got any more details?
  
  Best wishes
  
  Alan
  
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