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We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world (www.theguardian.com)
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When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?

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[-] Bearbi3@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago

Will they attempt to eat us as well since we now have plastics within our body?

[-] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 year ago

We can only hope

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

I, for one, welcome our new bacteria overlords.

[-] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

-starts cooking with Teflon and metal spatula exclusively-

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

The chosen one!

[-] Bebo@literature.cafe 4 points 1 year ago

New idea for the next horror movie.

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