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DrWatson · 70-79, M
This was an undergraduate research project.
And the blurb in this meme is inaccurate. (Even though the meme went viral)
First, she was never nominated for Time's person of the year. And she made this discovery in 2018, while Thumberg won in 2019. (But you can look up the list of nominees for both years, and Morgan Vague is not on either.)
Second, bacteria release enzymes that can help break down plastic. They do not break plastics down into enzymes.
Third, of the three bacteria she discovered, two were already known. The third one has been named after her, which is pretty cool for a college undergraduate!
So, she added to existing knowledge about plastic-digesting bacteria, and she now has gone on to a career as a
clinical researcher.
The internet, as usual, gets overly dramatic.
And the blurb in this meme is inaccurate. (Even though the meme went viral)
First, she was never nominated for Time's person of the year. And she made this discovery in 2018, while Thumberg won in 2019. (But you can look up the list of nominees for both years, and Morgan Vague is not on either.)
Second, bacteria release enzymes that can help break down plastic. They do not break plastics down into enzymes.
Third, of the three bacteria she discovered, two were already known. The third one has been named after her, which is pretty cool for a college undergraduate!
So, she added to existing knowledge about plastic-digesting bacteria, and she now has gone on to a career as a
clinical researcher.
The internet, as usual, gets overly dramatic.