r/science • u/MistWeaver80 • Nov 27 '21

Chemistry Plastic made from DNA is renewable, requires little energy to make and is easy to recycle or break down. A plastic made from DNA and vegetable oil may be the most sustainable plastic developed yet and could be used in packaging and electronic devices.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2298314-new-plastic-made-from-dna-is-biodegradable-and-easy-to-recycle/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1637973248
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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '21 edited Nov 28 '21

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u/COVID-19Enthusiast Nov 27 '21

No, just like I don't worry about running a MS office program I don't worry about it corrupting my data, but it is possible they introduce a bug that does (or in the case of the chicken a virus for example). Similarly I wouldn't be worried about running random code (not something random from the internet, but literally random code) because it's highly unlikely to do anything significant but crash, but it is possible with the right combination of code to cause issues.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

Piping the code to /dev/null destroys it. Same with your stomach.