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Also an HN thread, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45886479 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45886479 ("Widespread distribution of bacteria containing
by perihelions 1y ago
Also an HN thread,
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45886479 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45886479 ("Widespread distribution of bacteria containing PETases across global oceans (oup.com)"—1 day ago, 72 comments)
(The new $300 iPhone thong is made of PET (polyester), so, it's reassuring to know the universe does have the capability to unmake those).
- ilt 1y agoThong… omg haha
- nielsbot 1y agoHaha but pedantically it’s a correct use of the word :) > A narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thong https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thong
- perihelions 1y agoPendantically, too.
- nielsbot 11mo agoTook me a minute
- endleswayze 1y ago[dead]