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Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Assuming it doesn't evolve the ability to digest human flesh after it eats all the plastic, I think this is great news.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

An interesting scifi plot could be where said fungi start hungering for the microplastics within us...

[–] classic@fedia.io 16 points 5 months ago

First they came for our patch then they came for our balls

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Assuming you don't have the immune system of a plastic bottle you will be fine.