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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/16/plastic-is-literally-everywhere-the-epidemic-attacking-australias-oceans>
"‘It never breaks down and goes away,’ say scientists struggling to
understand the impact of widespread pollution"
Cause for hope:
Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/16/scientists-accidentally-create-mutant-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-bottles>
"The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a
Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis"
Both via glyn moody.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics