---
title: 'Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic?'
url: https://www.grahambrooks.com/post/2010-10-06-eben-bayer-are-mushrooms-the-new-plastic/
date: 2010-10-06T00:00:00+00:00
author: Graham Brooks
tags:
- Writing
---

# Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic?

<p>Fascinating TED video on using mushrooms to create materials with plastic characteristics. It looks like Nature got there first...</p>

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