Thanks to Mary for submitting the following link in response to the Toothpaste, Diatoms, and World Peace blog. Evidently, a bacterium that consumes plastics in the ocean is already in the works! Next will be mercury and air pollution. Rather ironic, isn’t it, that bacteria and viruses may go a long way in the healing of our planet.
Read Article: Students Invent Bacteria That Eat Plastic From The Oceans And Turn It Into Water
Response thread to that article was quite an interesting read. Made me examine some of my notions on what supports life.
Charlotte,
You are right. The comments are interesting. Quite fascinating that some of the comments had more to do with identity rather than reality. This world is a dance of identity with perspectives in which knowledge and facts often finish second, at least in peoples minds. This past year I have learned a lot about the subtle balance of bacteria (both good and bad), ph, kh, etc. etc. in a simple backyard pond. Then again, the world is a pond. Yes?