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Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

It's obvious in English, but the conversation was in German (we're both German) and the literal translation is barely used (Petrolat or Petrolatum). My point wasn't that Vaseline is also made from petrol, but that a lot of stuff is, and Vaseline was barely the topic where the fact was dropped.

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