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Not a biologist, but the ability to digest plastic could be much easier to evolve at this point than digesting lignin was then. I read they’ve found microbes e
by FredPret 3y ago
Not a biologist, but the ability to digest plastic could be much easier to evolve at this point than digesting lignin was then.
I read they’ve found microbes eating plastic already. [0]
We’re also working on helping their evolution along. [1]
[0] https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/plastic-eating-microbes-from-one-of-the-coldest-regions-on-earth-could-be-the-key-to-the-planets-waste-problem/ https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/plastic-eating-microbes-fro...
[1] https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2023/november/plastic-eating-bacteria-turn-waste-into-useful-starting-materials-for-other-products.html https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2023/november/plasti...