Posthuman Blues

Claim made for new form of life

"Doctors claim to have uncovered new evidence that the tiny particles known as 'nannobacteria' [sic] are indeed alive and may cause a range of human illnesses."

Plastic fibre a 'major pollutant'

"Even remote and apparently pristine layers of sand and mud are now composed partly of this microscopic rubbish, broken down from discarded waste."