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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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[–] paddirn 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If we’ve got plastic inside our bodies though, are we going to start getting infected by these things then? I just feel like this whole idea has “unintended consequences” written all over it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

OK so now I am imagining the plastic eating bacteria going on a rampage.