Ontario researchers use 'bacterial sex' to share genetic material for breaking down microplastics | CBC NewsUniversity of Waterloo researchers engineered wastewater bacteria to break down microplastics, particularly polyethylene terephthalate (PET), via a natural genetic sharing process.
Researchers make a plastic that includes bacteria that can digest itPlastic waste persists due to the lack of natural degradation agents, but evolution is introducing bacteria that can digest plastics.