Eco-friendly "living plastic" contains the seeds of its own destruction
newatlas.com
When the going gets tough for certain bacteria, they form into spores that can withstand the harshest of environments. Scientists have now utilized that fact to produce "living plastic" that biodegrades – but only under specific conditions.
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-08-25 10:10:48+00:00.

Original Title: Scientists produce “living plastic” that biodegrades, taking spores of bacteria that break down plastic and embedding them in solid plastic. The “living plastic" performs like regular PCL during daily use, but when an enzyme is applied to revive the spores, the plastic is degraded in 6 to 7 days.