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Scientists make breakthrough in research that could change the way our homes are constructed: mycocrete (finance.yahoo.com)
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Scientists make breakthrough in research that could change the way our homes are constructed: mycocrete::Soon, we could be living like gnomes.

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[โ€“] lemick24 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I had to guess the answer would be time and land usage. A single humidity and temperature controlled facility could likely produce huge amounts of densely packed mycelial wood substitute compared to a huge forestry area that takes many years.