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Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months ago

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

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

www.independent.co.uk

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Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 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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Didn’t they discover them years ago at the garbage dump in Japan?
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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