Tuesday 28 May 2019

The science of plastic-eating bacteria

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Today's TED Talk

This bacteria eats plastic

9:13 minutes · TEDxMtHood

Humans produce 300 million tons of new plastic each year -- yet, despite our best efforts, less than 10 percent of it ends up being recycled. Is there a better way to deal with all this waste? Microbiologist Morgan Vague studies bacteria that, through some creative adaptations, have evolved the unexpected ability to eat plastic -- and could help us solve our growing pollution problem.

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