With Fungi in the Mix, Concrete Can Fill Its Own Cracks
Or perhaps we could go back to using lime[0], which has long been known to be naturally self-healing[1], and has been used throughout history to build structures that (literally) stand the test of time[3]. And let&#x27;s not forget: considerably less CO2 emissions during its lifetime[4].<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Lime_mortar" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Lime_mortar</a><p>[2] <i>Self-healing of lime based mortars: 
microscopy observations on case studies</i> <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;repository.tudelft.nl&#x2F;islandora&#x2F;object&#x2F;uuid:ff226ad0-ffb2-4b4c-bdb6-9881961bc7f1&#x2F;datastream&#x2F;OBJ" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;repository.tudelft.nl&#x2F;islandora&#x2F;object&#x2F;uuid:ff226ad0...</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Lime_(material)#Roman_concrete" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Lime_(material)#Roman_concrete</a><p>[4] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ecolime.co.uk&#x2F;c02-quick-facts&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ecolime.co.uk&#x2F;c02-quick-facts&#x2F;</a>