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TIL - Laboratory experiments show that bacteria really do eat and digest plastic (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] hillsanddales@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'll take "last organisms standing on earth" for 100 , Alex.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I take "new life form that was designed to eat all plastic waste to eating all plastic period" for 100.

This could turn out good or bad.

[–] wordman@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’ll take “new life form designed to eat plastic evolves to produce waste products worse for the ocean than plastic” for 200.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

This is the weirdest episode of jeopardy...

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Lol true platic poop that can't be fun.