People Fixing The World

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Encouraging News item from the BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67496717

MichaelG.

[Mike HurleyParticipant @mikehurley60381]

Sounds good. I just wonder if in 10 or 20 years time we find out that this wonder enzyme has mutated and is now a problem in itself? Seems to be what usually happens. (I’m not really cynical).

[Mike Hurley]

On Mike Hurley Said:

Sounds good. I just wonder if in 10 or 20 years time we find out that this wonder enzyme has mutated and is now a problem in itself? Seems to be what usually happens. (I’m not really cynical).

Sorry to be pedantic but enzymes don’t mutate, its the genetic nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) that does. The article reads as though it is a modified enzyme that they are using, rather than a genetically modified organism. If it is the former, then your fears are unfounded, if the latter it would need to escape into the wild. Even in that case, unless there is some benefit to the organism it is unlikely to survive.

[Mark RandParticipant @markrand96270]

To be pedantic in a different direction, the article states that polyesters are a form of PET.

In fact PET is a form of polyester. I really do wish that the BBC would run science and engineering stories past a scientist or engineer before publishing some of the twaddle that the media studies types produce.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Do you ever wonder why you bothered sharing something ?

MichaelG.

[Michael Gilligan]

On Michael Gilligan Said:

Do you ever wonder why you bothered sharing something ?

MichaelG.

Don’t lose heart Michael, when I saw your post this morning I actually felt there was hope for the future.

Ian P

 

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Thanks for that, Ian

MichaelG.

[Mark RandParticipant @markrand96270]

The story’s very good news, but Aunty Beeb of late has been suffering from increasing levels of technical illiteracy, which winds me up a bit.

[Author]

Posts