The Hunt for the Plastic Eaters: Bacteria Bulletin

<div> <p><em><strong>Bacteria Bulletin report for The Hunt for the Plastic Eaters<br></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br></strong></em></p><p><em><strong> A National Science Week Citizen Science Challenge</strong></em><strong><br><br></strong></p></div><div> </div> <div> <p>Are plastic-eating bacteria hiding out in your own back yard? <br></p><p><br></p><p>For National Science Week, Science Gallery Melbourne teams up with BioQuisitive and Candice Raeburn to throw down the gauntlet and set an ambitious challenge: can we find a new plastic-eating bacteria in Australia? <br><br>Building on the research of Japanese plastic-eating bacteria expert Professor Shosuke Yoshida this project asks young people Australia wide to become citizen scientists and take part in the hunt for a new species that could solve our plastic waste dilemma. <br></p></div>