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Fungi is being evolved to get rid of our global plastic pollution problem.
First the fungi will get rid of all the old plastic, then the fungi would get rid of all the new plastic 
#polution #plastic #doomsday
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/09/fungi-could-be-the-answer-to-breaking-down-plastic-junk/
Ars TechnicaFungi could be the answer to breaking down plastic junk Enzymes that break down a polymer in wood can also handle polyethylene.
@krisvdm «the andromeda strain» by michael chrichton, 1969
https://bookwyrm.social/book/809515/s/the-andromeda-strain-andromeda-1
bookwyrm.socialThe Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) - BookWyrmThe Andromeda Strain is a 1969 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton, his first novel under his own name and his sixth novel overall. It is written as a report documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating the outbreak of a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism in Arizona. The Andromeda Strain appeared in the New York Times Best Seller list, establishing Michael Crichton as a genre writer.
The Japanese have been looking at bacteria that eat plastic:
en.m.wikipedia.orgIdeonella sakaiensis - Wikipedia