Scientists hope new enzyme will 'eat' plastic pollution

[La Li Lu Le Lo]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techn...tic-pollution/ar-AAvXAbT?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp

 

[xUT]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techn...tic-pollution/ar-AAvXAbT?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp

Wasn't there a movie about this?

 

[delldude]

Wasn't there a movie about this?

Naw.....that was about eating old people.

 

[xUT]

Naw.....that was about eating old people.

The Andromeda Strain (1971)

 

[Kev3188]

I hope it works.

 

[xUT]

I hope it works.

So do I, but we should be very very careful.
IIRC the south imported Kudzu for erosion.
It killed and is killing many plant species.
If an enzyme can eat plastic and not controlled, imagine the ramifications.

 

[delldude]

The Andromeda Strain (1971)

Dude.....

 

[La Li Lu Le Lo]

https://www.soylent.com/products/?u...MI_bSS2OHU2gIVxLfACh2YCAIVEAAYASAAEgIKJPD_BwE

Most kids today would not even know what Soylent Green is.

When asked how Soylent Green taste she simply replied "It depends on the person".

 

[La Li Lu Le Lo]

Instead of worrying about global warming (or climate change) why don't the nations worry about this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch

I guess they don't want to tackle anything where they actually have to show results for their massive spending.