science

25879 readers

479 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

dart board;; science bs

rule #1: be kind

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

m3t00@lemmy.world

Joleee@lemmy.world

laverabe@lemmy.world

DeadPand@midwest.social

laverabe@lemmy.zip

396

Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability (www.sciencealert.com)

submitted 3 months ago by A_A@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

56 comments fedilink hide all child comments

"That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing radiation through a process similar to the way plants harness light for photosynthesis. This proposed mechanism is even referred to as radiosynthesis."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39553283 https://libretechni.ca/post/483480

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

What was it again. A bacteria in a pocket in some Uran mine, that directly uses radiation as energy source? Might be yet another mechanism.