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We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world (www.theguardian.com)

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When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There's trillions of undiscovered Viruses, Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, and Protists

It's not unreasonable to assume we could find a combination that utilises solar power to break it down in a beneficial manner

Flash joule tech looks promising as well

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-joule-technique-efficiently-would-be-pollution.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I think some of the stuff the microbes can do are just bloody awesome.