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RE: Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis
Utilizing a modified enzyme in an industrial process is one thing. But, releasing it into the environment for accelerated plastic breakdown might be opening another can of worms. Unintended consequences anyone?
I was thinking about this too, unintended conquences.