Comments on: Boy Discovers Microbe That Eats Plastic

By: bloodnok

bloodnok — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:34:44 +0000

“The processing of plastics by these methods would also have to be contained in highly controlled environments.”

Yes, because if a particularly efficient strain of bacteria was developed and got out into the wild, we might have to start prescribing antibiotics for our appliances.

By: Crates

Crates — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:12:45 +0000

“Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters”

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.....ant-59.htm

By: RMOHANX

RMOHANX — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:15:38 +0000

Finally, close to four decades later, Science Fiction becomes Science:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb.....x=mutant+5

I read “Mutant 59:The Plastic Eaters” as a kid. Great book. Recommend it.

(I think the Amazon link properly tags
Cryptogon, but be sure to click through here
to buy…)

I would hope that anyone planning to release
a plastic-eater into the wild would read this
yarn first.