微生物还能吃塑料？！这项发现真的太棒了！
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="theworld">theworld</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="crises">crises</span> – <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="eating">eating</span>” <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="harmless">harmless</span> <span word="by">by</span>-<span word="products">products</span>.</p><p>一名学生发现了可以用来解决当今世界最亟待解决的环境危机的方法。那就是繁殖可以“吃”塑料，并将其分解成无害的副产品的微生物。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="microbes">microbes</span> <span word="degrade">degrade</span> <span word="polyethylene">polyethylene</span> <span word="terephthalate">terephthalate</span>– <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>, <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span>.</p><p>该微生物可以对世界上最常见的塑料——聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯进行降解。该塑料常被用于布料，饮料瓶，还有食物包装。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="untold">untold</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span>.</p><p>这种塑料通常要好几百年才能降解，同时也会对环境有着不可估量的损害。</p><p><span word="Morgan">Morgan</span> <span word="Vague">Vague</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="biology">biology</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Reed">Reed</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="sped">sped</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="big">big</span> <span word="part">part</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tonnesdumped">tonnesdumped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>就读于俄勒冈里德学院生物专业的学生<span word="Morgan">Morgan</span> <span word="Vague">Vague</span>，称如果进展加速的话，就能够解决世界上“大部分”的塑料问题，因为每年都有百万吨的塑料垃圾掩埋或者投入海中。</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="discarded">discarded</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="recycled">recycled</span>.</p>
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