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Warpy

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2. Like the radiation-loving bacteria they found in contaminated water at Hanford

Reply to C Moon (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 02:19 AM

Sep 2017

If an energy source exists, life will evolve to exploit it.

It's why so many organisms have complicated genomes that don't seem to do anything, lots of wiggle room for when the environment changes.

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Plastic-degrading fungus found in Pakistan rubbish dump [View all] C Moon Sep 2017 OP

Very cool. Thanks for sharing. MLAA Sep 2017 #1

Like the radiation-loving bacteria they found in contaminated water at Hanford Warpy Sep 2017 #2

What a discovery MFM008 Sep 2017 #3

The Chinese Academy of Sciences site has a very good article on this with a bit more detail.. Princess Turandot Sep 2017 #4

Thanks for the additional detail. It's good to be reminded that the world won't Hortensis Sep 2017 #7

Cool! DeminPennswoods Sep 2017 #5

I, for one, welcome our new plastic-eating fungus overlords Achilleaze Sep 2017 #6

I lean towards making plastic recyclable madokie Sep 2017 #8