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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16488358

Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago

"Nature finds a way" -- Dr. Ian Malcolm

The plastic simply was a too nice of an energy source to be left aside by microorganisms. There are microorganisms for basically any energy source the world provides. There are bacteria that live on undersea volcanoes feasting on acids and carbon dioxide, so a fungus eating plastic is no actual surprise.

[-] d00phy@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Unless you include the “uh” in that quote I can’t hear Jeff Goldblum say it, and that’s a trigger I didn’t know it had. So, thanks?

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Also he said life, not nature.

[-] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

"Life, uh, not nature" doesn't have the same ring to it

[-] balder1991@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It also impresses me that there’s bacteria eating metal under the sea.

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