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Finally, something a bit encouraging
« on: Tue, 14 December 2021, 15:04:12 »
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"The study is the first large-scale global assessment of the plastic-degrading potential of bacteria and found that one in four of the organisms analyzed carried a suitable enzyme.
The researchers found that the number and type of enzymes they discovered matched the amount and type of plastic pollution in different locations.

The results “provide evidence of a measurable effect of plastic pollution on the global microbial ecology”, the scientists said."


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/14/bugs-across-globe-are-evolving-to-eat-plastic-study-finds
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Re: Finally, something a bit encouraging
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 14 December 2021, 18:01:44 »
this is a step away from "nano machines"  destroying everything made "OF" plastic.

Still though, it's gud' in the short term _Probably_
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Re: Finally, something a bit encouraging
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 15 December 2021, 08:20:12 »
Really cool to read, but I wish they had included a list of the actual plastics that these organisms can degrade because that makes a massive difference!
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