Ill Wind
by Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason · first published 1995
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> I'd be more worried about someone developing a plastic-recycling microbe that works too well. See the 2007 novel Ill Wind by Kevin Anderson and Doug Beason for an exploration of this scenario: https://books.google.com/books/about/Ill_Wind.html?id=wWIgO7...
on “Dual use of artificial-intelligence-powered drug discovery” ↗Ill Wind by Kevin J. Anderson?
on “Microbes discovered that can digest plastics at low temperatures” ↗That wasn’t it; I just found it, it’s called Ill Wind by Kevin J Anderson
on “Engineered yeast for converting plastic and biomass compounds to food additives” ↗This is a fiction book about the aftermath of an oil spill, developing enzymes to digest the hydrocarbons and how it all then gets a bit out of control.. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86452.Ill_Wind
on “Microbes in cow stomachs can break down plastic” ↗I remember reading about this in middle school. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86452.Ill_Wind
on “Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of landfill waste” ↗I'm pretty sure I read a scifi dystopian novel where a scientist develops a bacteria that eats plastic they release it and the novel follows the after effects. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86452.Ill_Wind but it appears there are a few books that explore this idea.
on “Engineers find a new way to convert carbon dioxide into useful products” ↗