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Re:The Millennium Problems for Biology by flexagoon on Sunday September 20, 2026 @09:07AM (#49775484)
Bacteria that break down plastic already exist, both naturally and synthetically. Optimizing those is one of the most popular student projects in my university. Hardly a millennium problem.
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Re:The Millennium Problems for Biology by freebsd_lovefes on Saturday September 26, 2026 @12:14PM (#49857923)
Yeah, okay, sorry I didn't spell out that "in any viable quantity." Last time I checked there were still mountains of trash and oil products at the pump.

What you are saying is akin to saying that humans can naturally metabolize methanol so we can employ humans as industrial formic acid producers.

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