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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months ago

Scientists discover plastic-eating fungi that could help clean up world’s oceans

www.independent.co.uk

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Scientists discover plastic-eating fungi that could help clean up world’s oceans

www.independent.co.uk

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months ago
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Bacteria and fungi are evolving to eat plastic but their impact will likely be limited to specific applications, researchers say
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  • ijhoo@lemmy.ml
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    Didn’t they discover them years ago at the garbage dump in Japan?

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      I recall reading something about that a few years ago.

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        Ah. It wasn’t fungi, it was bacteria

        https://www.newscientist.com/article/2080279-bacteria-found-to-eat-pet-plastics-could-help-do-the-recycling/

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          ah right

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    You can even buy your own and do this at home, but I’m not sure how it compares to the strains mentioned in the article.

    https://northspore.com/collections/liquid-cultures/products/polyurethane-degrading-liquid-culture-syringe

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    this is cool and all but what if it gets in our blood, no scratch that, what if it gets INSIDE our brains?? yknow, where the microplastics are stored.

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