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Ionizing radiation attracts soil fungi
- pyinstallwoes 3y agoI found this incredibly surprising. More to read: Some types of fungi, called radiotrophic fungi, appear to be able to use melanin as a photosynthetic pigment that enables them to capture gamma rays and harness this energy for growth. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin And another: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiosynthesis_(metabolism) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiosynthesis_(metabolism)