The long read: When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?
  • Rob Bos
    2•9 months ago

    I wonder if they could be bred to be unable to directly metabolize sugar, or if that’s a ridiculous thought.

    • @Daefsdeda
      1•9 months ago

      Easily. But then they would be outcompeted by bacteria that can.

      • Rob Bos
        1•9 months ago

        Unless they have a sole niche they alone can occupy, like prevalent plastic, maybe.