Scientists discover plastic-eating fungi that could help clean up world’s oceans (www.independent.co.uk)

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[-] ijhoo@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Didn't they discover them years ago at the garbage dump in Japan?

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

I recall reading something about that a few years ago.

[-] ijhoo@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

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/

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

ah right

[-] CredibleBattery@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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.

[-] nsfwpls@lemdro.id 4 points 1 month ago

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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