bacteria try to eat natural polyesters

An example of anthrpromorphism in public science discourse:

"So, over millions of years bacteria have made enzymes to try to eat through those natural polyesters, called cutin, and these enzymes are called cutinases."

Prof. John McGeehan

Professor John McGeehan (Director of the University's Centre for Enzyme Innovation, University of Portmouth) was talikng on an episode of BBC Inside Science.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.