mifan to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoIn a world of conflict news stories are often overshadowed by breaking news. What’s a recent news story, good or bad, you feel went under the radar?message-square76fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down13
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareIn a world of conflict news stories are often overshadowed by breaking news. What’s a recent news story, good or bad, you feel went under the radar?mifan to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-square@LemmyPlay@lemmings.worldlinkfedilink20•2 years agoAnyone else wonder if plastic decomposing bacteria might be a disaster? I’m interested in it’s research and development but can’t imagine how it would be contained to stop it from eating everything we have.
minus-square@noride@lemm.eelinkfedilink23•2 years agoDon’t worry, we’ll invent a type of plastic immune to this bacteria and start the whole process anew! As an aside, ‘plastic eating bacteria’ have been ‘discovered’ countless times over the past several decades.
minus-square@Paragone@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•2 years agoPossibly due to each discovery being some bacteria that eat exactly 1 chemistry of plastic. : )
minus-squarelettruthoutlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoNo idea about that, but your bringing up the issue reminded me of the movie Andromeda Strain… “Just as he has this insight, the organism mutates into a non-lethal form that degrades synthetic rubber and plastic” Apparently there’s a TV show based on the same story.
Anyone else wonder if plastic decomposing bacteria might be a disaster? I’m interested in it’s research and development but can’t imagine how it would be contained to stop it from eating everything we have.
Don’t worry, we’ll invent a type of plastic immune to this bacteria and start the whole process anew!
As an aside, ‘plastic eating bacteria’ have been ‘discovered’ countless times over the past several decades.
Possibly due to each discovery being some bacteria that eat exactly 1 chemistry of plastic.
: )
The plastic arms race!
No idea about that, but your bringing up the issue reminded me of the movie Andromeda Strain…
“Just as he has this insight, the organism mutates into a non-lethal form that degrades synthetic rubber and plastic”
Apparently there’s a TV show based on the same story.