Plastic-eating , waste-eating , Radiation-eating bacteria & enzymes
Plastic-eating bacteria set to revolutionize waste disposal Few of us are likely to spend much time meditating on the problem of plastic, at least until a tranquil afternoon is violently disrupted by the vision of a stray Walmart bag sailing across the azure sky. Having lived a few streets down from a Walmart, I can personally attest to the menace of runaway shopping bags. But the problem goes far deeper than aesthetics — many plastics leach chemicals that act like the sex hormone estrogen when introduced into the body, increasing the likelihood of birth defects and other health complications. For these and many other reasons, finding innovative ways to remove plastic waste from the environment has become an issue of increasing importance. Thankfully a group of researchers at Kyoto University in Japan may have seized upon a solution, one invo...
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