"TWINBLUE"  wrote in message
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> >But over the centuries, why didn't bacteria
> >evolve to decompose plastics and other synthetics?
>
> Because a lot of plastic and other synthetics are very toxic. Even so
bacteria
> will likely evolve to attack such things.
> I might suggest you check out how MANY
> "centuries" plastics have been available
> for bacteria to practice on.
>
> > If bacteria is evolving to adapt to the environment, in an world of
> >increasing usage of plastics and synthetic materials, why is bacteria
> >not adapting to it?
>
> Bacteria ARE adapting. Just slowly is all. Are you in a rush to wakeup and
find
> that your keyboard, among other things, was attacked overnight and is now
just
> a vile puddle with a few wires showing through?
>
> TWINBLUE
>
Considering some of the things we've learned some of them can endure or live
off I wouldn't even say they're that slow about adapting. I suspect they are
starting to eat some of the plastics but large solids are kind of slow to
digest from the outside.
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