What made you sad today

Eventually, microbes are likely to develop that find plastics delicious to eat - but could be centuries to millions of years in the future. Could biochemists help their development?

May not have to wait that long! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...013023.htm

The slightly scary thing is that so much of our world is plastic wrapped. Imagine if those microbes were further developed, and started feasting on other plastics. Things like the insulation around electrical wiring, underground pipes of all kinds, car/ship/aircraft parts, phones, TVs, the list is endless.

As a world, we're not too good at controlling innovation.  AI & the Web two examples, I'm sure there are many more.