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10mo ago

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

www.independent.co.uk

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

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Didn't they discover them years ago at the garbage dump in Japan?
- I recall reading something about that a few years 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/
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
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.

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