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minus-squareRob Boslinkfedilink2•1 year agoI wonder if they could be bred to be unable to directly metabolize sugar, or if that’s a ridiculous thought.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoEasily. But then they would be outcompeted by bacteria that can.
minus-squareRob Boslinkfedilink1•1 year agoUnless they have a sole niche they alone can occupy, like prevalent plastic, maybe.
I wonder if they could be bred to be unable to directly metabolize sugar, or if that’s a ridiculous thought.
Easily. But then they would be outcompeted by bacteria that can.
Unless they have a sole niche they alone can occupy, like prevalent plastic, maybe.