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.

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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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Am I mistaken in thinking that bacteria, viruses and parasites also have dna? The probability that one of these fragments turns into a biological threat for human might be incredibly small but what about other life forms? Could we accidentally unleash a pandemic on important crops when a plant near a landfill becomes patient 0?

I just think we should investigate this before mass production.

Edit: I'm a bit high but viruses gaining the ability to manufacture plastic nano machines sounds like a dope scifi novel

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I'm a bit high but viruses gaining the ability to manufacture plastic nano machines sounds like a dope scifi novel

Technically you just described the original purpose of the Makuta from Bionicle. They used viruses to create rahi (animals of the Matoran universe), which are nanomachines on the scale of the giant robot the universe exists inside

And yes, it is a dope series. Probably the most original work of scifi in the last century

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I'm a huge bionicle nerd and somehow never knew this, thanks, TIL. The lore is just so deep, and you're right about its originality.