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I thought micro plastics and chicken bones were going to be the lasting remnants of our current civilizations see [1] and [2]. [1] https://www.smithsonianmag.
by maskedinvader 5y ago
I thought micro plastics and chicken bones were going to be the lasting remnants of our current civilizations see [1] and [2].
[1] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chicken-bones-may-be-legacy-our-time-180971027/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chicken-bones-may-...
[2] https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/chicken-bones-and-plastic-stone-markers-of-our-time-on-earth https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/chicken-bones-and-plast...
- dnautics 5y agoMicroplastics are too tempting of a carbon source for bacteria. I would be surprised if polystyrene and polyethylene degradation genes don't start to run rampant in the global bacterial pangenome via horizontal transfer in the next 100 years