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Scientists have discovered that the fungus Aspergillus tubingensis, isolated from a landfill in Islamabad, Pakistan, can rapidly break down polyurethane, one of the world’s most durable plastics. This material is widely used in insulation, furniture, footwear, coatings, and synthetic leather, and it typically persists in the environment for hundreds of years.
In laboratory tests, the fungus colonizes the surface of polyurethane films, secreting enzymes that disrupt its chemical bonds. Scanning electron microscopy revealed clear signs of degradation, including cracks, pits, and surface erosion. Within just two months in liquid culture, the plastic films were broken down into smaller fragments, with near-complete degradation observed.
This represents the first reported case of A. tubingensis degrading polyurethane. The process is an example of mycoremediation, the use of fungi to clean up environmental pollutants. Other fungi have also shown the ability to use plastics as a primary food source, even in low-oxygen landfill conditions.
Researchers are now exploring the potential of fungal enzymes for large-scale applications, such as bioreactors, to help address the global plastic waste crisis. If scaled effectively, these biological approaches could offer a practical, low-cost method to reduce the billions of tons of persistent plastic accumulating worldwide.
[Khan, S., et al. (2017). Biodegradation of polyester polyurethane by Aspergillus tubingensis. Environmental Pollution, 225, 469–480. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.03.012]
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BREAKING: In a stunning leak, JD Vance is found to be calling for a federal response to stop women from traveling from red states to blue states to receive reproductive healthcare. Retweet so all Americans hear this devastating leak.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump's historic testimony devolves into an utter disaster as Judge Arthur Engoron repeatedly trashes him for his nonstop bad behavior — and Trump completely falls apart.
This is a complete mess and it's GLORIOUS.
True to pathetic form, the disgraced ex-president started off by whining that the New York attorney general and U.S. attorneys are "all haters."
As he always does, Trump then went on to ramble ceaselessly and senselessly while responding to straightforward questions so that the judge had to call him out for it.
"Some of your answers have not been in response to the question. I would like to move this along," said Engoron.
Trump went on to whine even more, claiming that Judge Engoron will inevitably "rule against me because he will always rule against me."
"You can attack me all you want, but just answer the question," said Engoron.
Trump attacked the entire court as well, taking issue with Judge Engoron's fraud ruling that came before the trial began.
"He called me a fraud and he didn’t know anything about me," said Trump.
“Read my opinion perhaps or for the first time,” the judge responded.
"I think it’s fraudulent, the decision. The fraud is on the court, not on me," said Trump.
Trump's remarks then went so far off the map that Engoron had to address his attorneys directly—
"This is not a political rally," he said. "Maybe you need to have a talk with him right now."
"In addition to the answers being non responsive, they're repetitive. We don't have time to waste. We have one day with this witness," the judge added."
Things then devolved even further...
"I beseech you to control him if you can," the judge said to Trump's attorneys at one point. "If you can't, I will. I will I excuse him and draw every negative inference that I can."
Enough is enough. Donald Trump clearly does not respect our legal system and thinks that he is above the law. It's time for the judge to slap him with every punishment in the book.
Please retweet and ❤️ to demand that Trump be punished for his behavior — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a “woke” new Twitter competitor that is exploding in popularity because it banned Trump for life and because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: tribel.app.link/okwPIHYCIqb
Mark Miller retweeted
“They proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get paid for one day’s pay, and their company should own that scan ... to be able to use it for the rest of eternity.”
— SAG-AFTRA Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland reveals the AMPTP’s AI proposal
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arrests yet to be made, police waiting for military backup to put every rioter in timeout.
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At this point I'm really feeling like we need to make a list of every person who told us it "won't be as bad as you think" in 2016 and going forward. Because every single one of y'all need to be visited after this is over (if we still have a country, that is) for a discussion.
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Mark Miller retweeted
To the media: stop calling them ‘protesters’.
THEY ARE TERRORISTS AND THEY ARE COMMITTING TREASON.
What’s worse, they’re doing it at the direction of our sitting president.
Please do your jobs and call it what it is.
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Healthy or sick, all New Yorkers must stay home unless they are essential workers or need urgent health care.
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Reminder that just 2 days ago, Republican Senators blocked our bill to guarantee emergency paid sick leave to workers affected by the coronavirus.
Mark Miller retweeted
After a lifetime of reaching for the stars, today, Katherine Johnson landed among them. She spent decades as a hidden figure, breaking barriers behind the scenes. But by the end of her life, she had become a hero to millions—including Michelle and me.
Mark Miller retweeted
I will give $1,000/mo for the next 12 months FREE to someone who retweets this and follows me by July 4th 😃 Let's show why money is the answer & why this is the campaign for people. No purchase necessary. US citizens only. yang2020.com/rules
Mark Miller retweeted
In 2017, four of the Waltons made $12.7 billion in a single day.
To make that much, it would take a @Walmart worker working “full-time” earning $11 an hour over 653,000 years.
The greed has got to end.
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And I hope to be remembered for being a virgin **eyeroll**
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It pisses me off when people tell me to retweet something. They're just being attention whores.
Retweet if you agree.
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We have secured enough Republican votes in the Senate to reopen government.
Our obstacle now is Mitch McConnell, who won’t call the vote for what seems like 2 reasons:
1. He won’t operate independently of Trump
2. He’s putting his own re-election ahead of 800,000 working people
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This needs a global, sanctions based response. Words won’t cut it.
BREAKING: "Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed within two hours of his arrival at the consulate by a team of Saudi agents, who dismembered his body with a bone saw they brought for the purpose; the order came from Saudi royal court" - a senior Turkish official to @nytimes
