Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish • 8 months ago

The plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world

www.theguardian.com

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The plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world

www.theguardian.com

Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish • 8 months ago

cross-posted to:
longreads@sh.itjust.works

‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world

www.theguardian.com

The long read: 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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3•8 months ago
Looks like it just summarised the introduction.

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