Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch - eviltoast
  • towerful@programming.dev
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    7 months ago

    Can’t wait for the pandemic of plastic eating fungus infecting the human race and living on the micro plastic in our testicles.
    Or, like, all medical tools becoming impossible to package and ship cause of this fungus.

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      7 months ago

      Or just spreading outside of the garbage patch and getting into a city. Suddenly everywhere there’s plastic coated electric wiring becomes a fire hazard.

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      7 months ago

      It can survive in salt water, but probably not our bloodstream when we’re making antibodies

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        7 months ago

        I’ve heard the reason hot blooded animals evolved is because they’re resistant to fungal infections unlike cold blooded animals