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Re:Microbes in cow stomachs can break down plastic by Dyac on Sunday July 04, 2021 @04:49AM (#27728191)
This is a fiction book about the aftermath of an oil spill, developing enzymes to digest the hydrocarbons and how it all then gets a bit out of control..

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86452.Ill_Wind

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Re:Microbes in cow stomachs can break down plastic by AlchemistCamp on Sunday July 04, 2021 @08:54AM (#27729274)
Sounds like on of Neal Stephenson's books: https://www.nealstephenson.com/zodiac.html
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Re:Microbes in cow stomachs can break down plastic by kwhitefoot on Sunday July 04, 2021 @05:37AM (#27728393)
Reminds me of Doomwatch:The Plastic Eaters, from 1970.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomwatch

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Re:Microbes in cow stomachs can break down plastic by AtlasBarfed on Sunday July 04, 2021 @02:02PM (#27731456)
OR more dramatically, good ole ICE-9 from Cat's Cradle
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