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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 05:47:04 JST Ars Technica

   Researchers make a plastic that includes bacteria that can digest it

   Bacterial spores strengthen the plastic, then revive to digest it in landfills.

   https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/researchers-make-a-plastic-that-includes-bacteria-that-can-digest-it/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • bison ✅ (bison@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 05:47:03 JST bison ✅

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     @arstechnica we already had an anime about that, it went very well

   • max oakland (maxoakland@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 09:07:30 JST max oakland

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     @arstechnica that’s so cool!

   • Jon (scrwd@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 16:45:11 JST Jon

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     @arstechnica I have a few concerns - like when the plastic is "broken down" what chemicals are left in the soil that would otherwise be trapped in the plastic? Do these bacteria release the carbon in plastic into the atmosphere? Is it wise to help create bacteria that tolerates higher temperatures? And finally, is this another "Big Plastic" rouse to delay moving away from plastics altogether?