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Scientists Discover Marine Fungus That Can Eat Plastic
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| June 12, 2024
| By ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH
Posted on 06/12/2024 1:25:07 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: dfwgator
A new paradigm . . . the earth plus plastic-eating fungus.
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posted on
06/12/2024 6:44:17 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Chad C. Mulligan
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posted on
06/12/2024 7:24:11 PM PDT
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Fungi
Are you trying to make a point here?
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posted on
06/12/2024 7:24:55 PM PDT
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: mfish13
Density comes in many forms..........
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posted on
06/12/2024 7:28:25 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: ByteMercenary
Was just going to say, We Marines have been eating crayons for decades. It took a fungus to step up from wax to plastic... :-)
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posted on
06/12/2024 7:30:48 PM PDT
by
Dead Corpse
(A Psalm in napalm...)
To: Qwapisking
Oh, Gus the gardener’s left now and you went with him, too
The fungus here reminds me of the fun Gus is having with you
The rockery’s a mockery, with weeds it’s overgrown
The fuchsia’s gone, I couldn’t face the fuchsia all alone
And my tears fell like raindrops from the sky above
And poisoned all the flowers in my garden of love
-Benny Hill
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posted on
06/12/2024 7:31:37 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Fungi
Somehow your name is not Redbadger
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posted on
06/12/2024 7:32:03 PM PDT
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: mfish13
Dense, dense and more............
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posted on
06/12/2024 7:44:02 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: dfwgator
To: Fungi
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posted on
06/12/2024 7:50:36 PM PDT
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: Songcraft
Happy 100, Benny! (Birthday January 21)
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posted on
06/12/2024 8:18:41 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
He was one of a kind.
To: Red Badger
Scientists Discover Marine Fungus That Can Eat PlasticMutant 59: The Plastic-Eaters
Written in 1971.
At the conclusion of "The Andromeda Strain" (the novel), the extraterrestrial organism also mutates to consume plastic.
Yes, I'm a nerd!
Regards,
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posted on
06/12/2024 11:06:09 PM PDT
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Many years ago I read a book series where they developed an organism that ate oil to clean up the oceans. It did not end well. Wikipedia: Pedler and Davis reused the plot of the first episode of the [British sci-fi t.v.] series [Doomwatch ], "The Plastic Eaters", for their 1971 novel Mutant 59: The Plastic Eater.
Regards,
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posted on
06/12/2024 11:11:22 PM PDT
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Plastic is made from oil. Oil has been leaking into the ocean for millions of years. Where there is a natural pollutant there is a natural clean up system. This is a bit Pollyanna. There may be a natural organism (maybe this fungus) that will break down plastics. Plastics are NOT molecularly the same as oil. Over 1 million metric tons of plastics are produced daily. Every complex species on the planet has micro-plastics trapped in its liver, including those in the deepest ocean.
I think plastics pollution is a great threat to the ecology of the planet. This is easily solvable. There are other materials that will do the job of plastics in nearly every instance. They're just more expensive.
We should still use plastic, but only when there is a recycle/recovery plan for the article.
Atomic bombs are made from Cobalt. Cobalt can be found in the ground all over the planet and even in dinnerware. Atomic bombs must be as safe as mothers-milk.....
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posted on
06/13/2024 5:59:25 AM PDT
by
Damifino
(The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/13/2024 6:07:28 AM PDT
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America.)
To: Damifino
Wow.
You took what I said, twisted it, added parts I never said and then produced a strawman to argue with on an entirely different topic.
Cathy Newman is that you?
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posted on
06/13/2024 9:30:51 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
To: mfish13
Still can’t get it right.
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posted on
06/13/2024 6:40:59 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: mfish13
Don’t take it so hard................
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posted on
06/16/2024 7:01:26 PM PDT
by
Fungi
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