This feels like a good thing, but if plastic enters the food chain it's going to find its way in ever-increasing quantities to us, and there's no telling what the fallout of that will be. It's like mercury buildup in fish, not good.
From the article it sounds like these bacteria are breaking down plastics into their component parts, which is good (unless one of the components, or a byproduct, is hazardous).
This feels like a good thing, but if plastic enters the food chain it's going to find its way in ever-increasing quantities to us, and there's no telling what the fallout of that will be. It's like mercury buildup in fish, not good.
From the article it sounds like these bacteria are breaking down plastics into their component parts, which is good (unless one of the components, or a byproduct, is hazardous).