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"genetically modified bacteria that can break down this plastic" Isn't there a huge risk that this bacteria would also break down the plastics that are in use,
by FrustratedMonky 3y ago
"genetically modified bacteria that can break down this plastic"
Isn't there a huge risk that this bacteria would also break down the plastics that are in use, so cars would just melt away, all plastic parts that are currently needed would break. So general industrial collapse.
This sounds good when talking about land fills.
It doesn't sound so good when all technology stops working.
- codersfocus 3y agoMicroorganisms need certain conditions to work. Wood furniture can last indefinitely as long as it’s not wet.
- scherlock 3y agoI'm pretty sure I read a scifi dystopian novel where a scientist develops a bacteria that eats plastic they release it and the novel follows the after effects. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86452.Ill_Wind https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86452.Ill_Wind but it appears there are a few books that explore this idea.