text: i dont know if this is relevant but ive heard of bacteria that had been genetically modified... this particular strain could break down oil.. and had been used to aid in cleanup.\n\nalso, polymer synthesizing- as in the bacteria that eat or live off of uncommon things such as sulfur?...i dont think theres much to find for that.. and most of the research is kept in unpublished journals...\n\n- this is the best i could help from just my current knowledge of things and is by no means proven fact-