Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patchfuturism.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: noticias@lemmy.eco.brfuturology@futurology.today schizoidman ( @schizoidman@lemmy.ml ) Science@lemmy.mlEnglish • 5 months ago message-square8fedilinkarrow-up155
arrow-up155external-linkScientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patchfuturism.com schizoidman ( @schizoidman@lemmy.ml ) Science@lemmy.mlEnglish • 5 months ago message-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: noticias@lemmy.eco.brfuturology@futurology.today
minus-square Salvo ( @Salvo@aussie.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglish12•5 months agoGreat news, but does anyone else get Nanites/Grey Goo vibes from this?
minus-square HumanPenguin ( @HumanPenguin@feddit.uk ) linkfedilinkEnglish12•edit-25 months agoMore worried by the sci fi like future. Where this stuff evolves into something that looks to hunt mankind. Due to the micro plastics we all have in our bodies. Huge black fungus blobs rolling up the beach. Covering sun bathers and slowly absorbing the living body over decades.
minus-square Minarble ( @Minarble@aussie.zone ) linkfedilink11•5 months agoPlastic is stored in the balls.
minus-square bionicjoey ( @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink5•5 months agoSo “P” was short for “Plastic” all along!
Great news, but does anyone else get Nanites/Grey Goo vibes from this?
More worried by the sci fi like future.
Where this stuff evolves into something that looks to hunt mankind. Due to the micro plastics we all have in our bodies.
Huge black fungus blobs rolling up the beach. Covering sun bathers and slowly absorbing the living body over decades.
Plastic is stored in the balls.
So “P” was short for “Plastic” all along!