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Your next handbag could start with mushrooms

Your next handbag could start with mushroomsWorldPing

The search for leather alternatives has led researchers somewhere unexpected: fungi. Although traditional leather is durable, producing it requires animal agriculture, which carries negative environmental impacts.

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