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Dumb question, but if plastic eating bacteria starts spreading, wouldn't we all be in a lot of trouble? Will car plastic interior start to rot? Will PET soda
by 323 4y ago
Dumb question, but if plastic eating bacteria starts spreading, wouldn't we all be in a lot of trouble?
Will car plastic interior start to rot?
Will PET soda and water bottles start decomposing in the grocery store, and will they require refrigeration to prevent that?
Will our computer keyboards require new materials?
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- ars 4y agoThis is for an enzyme, not bacteria, but to answer your question bacteria still need water, so if you keep the plastic dry it should be fine even in such a world. PET soda bottles will be sterilized, then sealed. The outside is dry and won't decompose. You won't be able to re-close it and leave it out though. For things that need to stay wet, like drain pipes, you would add chlorine and use PVC which is unlikely to be edible to bacteria.
- hackernewds 4y agoAfter COVID always worry about humans engineering some sort of biological net new specialized entity.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoSee Doomwatch - Plastic Eaters from 1970: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0564476/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0564476/
- esprehn 4y agoCheck out The Andromeda Strain (and movie): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andromeda_Strain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andromeda_Strain