The last gasp by Trevor Hoyle

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• fwip · 2025-11-12 in Fungus in Chernobyl nuclear disaster zone has mutated to 'feed' on radiation (2024)

  When I was younger, I picked up a copy of "Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters"[0] at a used book sale. While the book itself was rather shlocky, I always thought the premise was very compelling. From memory; a scientist created a breed of bacteria that could digest a special food-like plastic, which was accidentally released, but sporulated as their special food source could not be found in the enviro…