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science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Marine scientists discovered an ocean-borne fungus chomping through plastic trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16488358

Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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If I recall correctly, the Andromeda Strain mutated into a form that ate plastic.
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    Both books written by Michael Crichton so very fitting.
    
    Before he went full-on raging anti-climate change nut.
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    Came here for this GIF, thank you for having it ready.

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