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The article mentions the bacteria works at "a steady 86 degrees Fahrenheit." It may work slower or not at all at Pacific Ocean temperatures.
by amatus 11y ago
The article mentions the bacteria works at "a steady 86 degrees Fahrenheit." It may work slower or not at all at Pacific Ocean temperatures.
- _snydly 11y agoAs a result of this article, I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of groups engineering this bacteria's systems into something that could survive and grow at lower temperatures. Or maybe they'll try to encapsulate the two enzymes in nanoparticles.
- onetimePete 11y agomay work in a animals stomache?
- restalis 11y agoExactly. They found it living in plastic eating bugs and it will do good for say - sea turtles, which mistakenly eat plastic and choke. Just force the turtles to ingest a pill with Ideonella Sakaiensis and if they'll be lucky - they'll get new symbiotic pals!