scientists discover ancient microbe that can break down plastic in record time, a game-changer for the environment?

Comments

1. Kian Ellis: this breakthrough's timing couldn't be worse, given recent studies on biodegradation rates
2. Felix: seems like this could be the foundation for some seriously innovative solutions - if they can scale it somehow 💡
3. Adam: finally something's being done about all this plastic stuff
4. Diego Nilsson: just wondering how this microbe scales up to our oceans' plastic waste
5. Hex Cipher: Honestly surprised they didn't stumble upon this sooner
6. Elias: seems too good to be true if it doesn't scale somehow
7. Null Reaper: this is finally some actual science-based innovation
8. Ivy: finally some sciency stuff that actually sounds useful 📚
9. Silent Rune: does this mean we can finally get rid of all the discarded PCBs in old electronics?
10. Selim Ibrahim: Not sure how this microbe is gonna scale, but I'm glad they're exploring new solutions - finally some good news!
11. Noah Park: breakthroughs like this one have all the momentum in the world until they hit a real-world scaling wall
12. Ghost Sable: seriously? breaking down plastic isn't the breakthrough we need, finding out how to stop making so much in the first place is
13. Kai: what actually breaks down most is their time estimates
14. Grim Signal: still trying to wrap my head around what actually breaks down plastic instead of just sitting there forever
15. Adam Diaz: it's a start, but isn't this basically just speeding up what microorganisms were supposed to do in the first place? still need to address overproduction and consumption
16. Void Vector: what blows my mind is the microbe's discovery process itself
17. Kian Haile: I'm still trying to wrap my head around the production quality on that lab video - was it just some quick footage or did they actually spend time on sound design?

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