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(CBS) – British scientists are focusing on mushrooms and say that it is a forgotten kingdom that is vital for life on earth.
"They are not as beautiful as flowers, you do not grow them wonderfully in your garden, but in reality they are really critical for a lot of things," says Professor Kathy Willis, Scientific Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew .
A new report on "The state of the world's mushrooms" says that organisms could tackle the problem of planets with plastic. Experts say that if the natural properties of the fungus can be exploited and developed, the plastic could be broken down naturally into weeks rather than into years.
The famous Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew in London has the largest collection of dried mushrooms in the world with more than one million specimens. Mushrooms have been providing food and medicine for centuries, but researchers say that curious organisms hold more super powers.
"… for the cleaning of plastics, for the cleaning of radioactive waste."
More than 100 researchers from 18 countries have been working on the new report warning that climate change is threatening the habitat of mushrooms in some parts of the world.
Experts recognize that mushrooms have a profile of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – helping 90% of the world's plants get nutrients while irreversibly damaging certain ecosystems.
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