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Maybe we will find research correlating microplastics as ideal surfaces for cellular biofilm [1] deposition. Petri dishes are plastic too, so we would have obse
by turtleyacht 2y ago
Maybe we will find research correlating microplastics as ideal surfaces for cellular biofilm [1] deposition. Petri dishes are plastic too, so we would have observed a discrepancy much sooner--then the nano-scale is a possible factor.
Nanobiology could become its own specialist field.
[1] A Biofilm's Shape Emerges from Cellular Geometry - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43764875 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43764875 - 13 hours ago (6 points, 0 comments)