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"If a single enzyme is responsible for this chemical process, its reproduction on a large scale using biotechnological methods should be achievable." It seems l
by thatcat 9y ago
"If a single enzyme is responsible for this chemical process, its reproduction on a large scale using biotechnological methods should be achievable." It seems like the intent is to find the mechanism of action and transfer it to a microbe. Could be super useful in oceans and other places that micro plastics are common.
- dx034 9y agoI'd still keep them in a filter rather than releasing those microbes to the ocean. We don't know what other effects this could have on life.
- lostlogin 9y agoAs far as I’m aware, rubbish dumps are lined with a membrane to help control leaching. Having this membrane attacked would be fairly unhelpful. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_liner https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_liner