Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from plants

Re:Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from p... by xmlblog on Monday March 11, 2019 @08:47AM (#19358524)

Would be nice to find the microbe that converts plastic to plants.

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Re:Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from p... by sp332 on Monday March 11, 2019 @11:56AM (#19359893)

Here's an overview of some organisms that might be able to digest plastic, and some of the hurdles that will have to be overcome for real-world use. https://cen.acs.org/environment/sustainability/Plastics-recy...

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Re:Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from p... by jimjamarnold on Monday March 11, 2019 @11:40AM (#19359762)

Not exactly that, but there are fungi that break down plastics. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sierraclub.org/sierra/fungu...

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