this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2023
285 points (97.3% liked)

Science

13019 readers
7 users here now

Subscribe to see new publications and popular science coverage of current research on your homepage

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
MinutePhrase@lemmy.ml
285
We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Bebo@literature.cafe to c/science@lemmy.ml
63 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

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?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 19 points 11 months ago

With how heavily integrated plastics are into EVERYTHING in our society, I think that's not necessarily the "simpler" approach, even if I agree that it's vital.