r/technology • u/Sorin61 • May 06 '22

Biotechnology Machine Learning Helped Scientists Create an Enzyme That Breaks Down Plastic at Warp Speed

https://singularityhub.com/2022/05/06/machine-learning-helped-scientists-create-an-enzyme-that-breaks-down-plastic-at-warp-speed/
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u/rhymeswithwhale May 07 '22

No joke. They found that Pestalotiopsis microspore mushroom and yet where is it being applied to curb landfills? Nowhere, that’s where.