“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
We could breed it to incorporate radioactive particles to make it independently self-sustaining