Netherlands' first burial in a living coffin
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Netherlands' first burial in a living coffin

NL Times  

For the first time this weekend, a woman was buried in the Netherlands in a living coffin made of hyphae - a structure of fungus. The Loop of Life coffin weighs about as much as an IKEA cupboard of the same size, breaks down quickly once underground, and stimulates decomposition, inventor 26-year-old Bob Hendrikx from TU Delft said to NRC. "Within a week you have a solid box that, as soon as it gets underground, breaks down quickly and stimulates the decomposition of the body," Hendrikx said. A body will also eventually decompose if buried in a traditional coffin, but mycelium works as an accelerator for the bacteria and it can neutralize the waste products in the body.

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CNN — Fungi are not fussy diners. “We created a super-industrial process for one of the most natural processes on Earth.” But given the right treatment, the body becomes “a beautiful bag of compost.” Mushrooms, Hendrikx says, “are known as the world’s largest recycler,” turning dead organic matter into new plant life. courtesy Loop Loop’s “Living Cocoon” is comprised of …

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