Realworldrj on Nostr: Far more useful than AI: “In 2001, a group of Japanese scientists made a startling ...
Far more useful than AI: “In 2001, a group of Japanese scientists made a startling discovery at a rubbish dump. In trenches packed with dirt and waste, they found a slimy film of bacteria that had been happily chewing through plastic bottles, toys and other bric-a-brac. As they broke down the trash, the bacteria harvested the carbon in the plastic for energy, which they used to grow, move and divide into even more plastic-hungry bacteria”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/plastic-eating-bacteria-enzyme-recycling-wastePublished at
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