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> No species is going to evolve in the next century which will be able to suddenly break down plastic and turn it into energy/nutrients. Such a species already
by c3534l 8y ago
> No species is going to evolve in the next century which will be able to suddenly break down plastic and turn it into energy/nutrients.
Such a species already exists: https://www.sciencealert.com/new-plastic-munching-bacteria-could-fuel-a-recycling-revolution https://www.sciencealert.com/new-plastic-munching-bacteria-c...
There are also bacteria that can break down nylon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon-eating_bacteria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon-eating_bacteria
I don't understand why people are so dismissive of ideas that are a simple google search away.
- sgslo 8y agoThe sentence after the one you quoted referenced the species that already exist. > The ones that do, mostly bacertium and fungi, were pre-disposed to doing so, and didn't suddenly X-men their way into consuming plastic. Not to be a smartass, but I don't understand why people read a post to the first sentence that upsets them then instantly reply without reading the rest.
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- the8472 8y agoThe plastics that are broken down by bacteria have side groups or chains that make it feasible to attack them chemically. Now the question is if something can break down PTFE.
- newswriter99 8y agoYou obviously did not read my post all the way through.