http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/22/scientists-develop-plastic-producing-bacteria/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/22/scientists-develop-plastic-producing-bacteria/comment-page-1/#comment-200541 Miz Bhaven Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:33 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/22/scientists-develop-plastic-producing-bacteria/#comment-200541 Uh...hello...isn't PLASTIC itself the problem??? It's filling up our landfills and creating a floating plastic garbage island in the Pacific ocean! We don't need more plastic containers...we need quickly decomposing biodegradable containers for EVERYTHING!!! Uh…hello…isn’t PLASTIC itself the problem??? It’s filling up our landfills and creating a floating plastic garbage island in the Pacific ocean! We don’t need more plastic containers…we need quickly decomposing biodegradable containers for EVERYTHING!!!

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/22/scientists-develop-plastic-producing-bacteria/comment-page-1/#comment-102934 Gang green Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:43:37 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/22/scientists-develop-plastic-producing-bacteria/#comment-102934 Unfortunately, I expect this does not imply that the resulting plastic is biodegradable . . . as with bacteria that produce PHA-based plastic (which is more expensive). Unfortunately, I expect this does not imply that the resulting plastic is biodegradable . . . as with bacteria that produce PHA-based plastic (which is more expensive).

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/22/scientists-develop-plastic-producing-bacteria/comment-page-1/#comment-102437 pinkrobe Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:56:38 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/22/scientists-develop-plastic-producing-bacteria/#comment-102437 They should further engineer the E. coli to allow hamburgers to produce their own wrappers. They should further engineer the E. coli to allow hamburgers to produce their own wrappers.

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/22/scientists-develop-plastic-producing-bacteria/comment-page-1/#comment-102399 sylrayj Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:11:06 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/22/scientists-develop-plastic-producing-bacteria/#comment-102399 I am amused thinking of bacteria making their own petri plates... :) I am amused thinking of bacteria making their own petri plates… :)

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