507

submitted 1 year ago by just_another_person@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

83 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] FatTony@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Can't we just inject ourselves with plastic eating bacteria or something?

[-] Dicska@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

We are the plastic eating bacteria.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

If we knew of bacteria that cleanly ate plastic, we probably wouldn't be riddled with micro plastics 😉

[-] Benchamoneh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

We know of them and are working on making them more efficient

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Those are Ideonella, and the byproducts are still toxic tu humans. Wouldn't work.

this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2024

507 points (100.0% liked)

science

22160 readers

163 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

rule #1: be kind

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS