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freehunter on Aug 20, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere

Well for one, bacteria already exists that eats plastic: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6278/1196

It's not too far fetched to assume this already-existent bacteria could continue to exist and possibly mutate into something more efficient or proliferate to encompass the entire ocean.

b1daly on Aug 21, 2018 | [–]

We should genetically engineer this new breed of bacteria and seed the oceans. What could go wrong?

HiroshiSan on Aug 20, 2018 | [–]

Neat!

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