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muriel_volestrangler

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6. I don't know about Planet of the Apes, but it was the plot of BBC 1970 scifi 'Doomwatch'

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 11:56 AM

Mar 2016

Based on the classic sci-fi series Doomwatch, Mutant 59 imagines one of the most terrifying tragedies that modern science could create, a chilling and topical story of what happens when scientific research goes wrong and spreads terror through London (and endangers the world). When an airplane crashes the Ministry of Transport investigates, what caused it to fall out of the sky and could it happen again? Slowly they discover that science has unleashed a genetically engineered bacteria that feeds on (and destroys) all plastic materials...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mutant-59-The-Plastic-Eater-ebook/dp/B0081RLFEY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomwatch

An early role for Robert Powell.

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Scientists discover bacteria that has evolved to eat PET-plastic [View all] DetlefK Mar 2016 OP

I agree. deathrind Mar 2016 #1

Hey lets modify it! What could possibly go wrong? Mbrow Mar 2016 #2

Niven's Ringworld. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #3

Fun fact, before Niven's superconductor eating fungus, he also mentioned that phantom power Mar 2016 #4

Evolved. progressoid Mar 2016 #5

I don't know about Planet of the Apes, but it was the plot of BBC 1970 scifi 'Doomwatch' muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #6

So you'll have to put antibiotics into your PET water bottle /nt jakeXT Mar 2016 #7

So we can continue Goblor Mar 2016 #8