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Fact Check: Morgan Vague Plastic Experiment & Death, Who is She?

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James Bradley

Published Feb 21, 2026

Rumors about student Morgan Vague’s death are circulating on the web. Learn more about her story and plastic experiment in this article below.

Morgan Vague is a biology student of Reed College of Oregon. She may have discovered Bacteria that can digest plastic and break it down into smaller products.

According to Morgan, this plastic-eating bacteria will be helpful to all living organisms as it will solve the current plastics problems.

Details On Morgan Vague Death

Word is circulating that Morgan Vague is dead, but it might be baseless as there is no evidence of her death in the news.

She is pretty popular as she discovered the plastic-eating bacteria.

Hence, if anything had happened to her, the media would have indeed covered it. Also, Morgan’s family members haven’t confirmed anything yet.

Is Morgan Vague On Wikipedia?

Morgan is yet to get her page on Wikipedia’s official website.

However, we have included all the necessary details about her in this article. The biologist graduated from Reed College in 2018.

She is very passionate about microbiology and eradicating pollution problems through microbiological solutions.

As per her Linkedin profile, she has moved into other passions: immunology, health care, and delivering quality patient care.

Morgan is currently working as a Clinical Research Coordinator Practitioner since May 2019.

#MorganVague #TedTalk #TedTalks #plastic #plastics
Had never heard of Morgan Vague. So I looked her up.
And she’s done a Ted Talk, “These bacteria eat plastic”.
Well worth watching.
(full transcript in English and 28 other languages – select from dropdown)

— Penny Midas Rollo (@PennyMidasRollo) November 23, 2021

Morgan Vague Plastic Experiment Details

She first researched Polyethylene terephthalate or PET plastics and started looking for microbes that degrade plastic in water and soil.

In Portland, Oregon, she began testing 300 strains of bacteria to obtain an enzyme called lipase that can digest plastic.

20 of the 300 strains produced lipase that was fed to three microbes PET. After experimenting, she discovered that the bacteria digested the plastic and broken it into other smaller components.

If this research is taken into practice, our world can soon become plastic-free and drastically reduce the dumping problem of plastic.

How Old Is Morgan Vague? Age Revealed

As of 2021, Vague is currently 27 years old. She was born in 1994.

But her actual birthdate is not revealed to the public. She is originally from Houston, Texas.

The biologist has kept her details very confidential. Nothing is available except her discovery of the Bacterial solutions.

We will update this article once she reveals more of her details.

Morgan Vague: These bacteria eat plastic | TED Talk

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What’s Morgan Vague Net Worth?

As in 2021, her net worth is still not confirmed.

We have no real idea what Morgan Vague’s actual net worth is.

The biologist hasn’t revealed any details about her personal belongings and assets. However, we will update this article as soon as some reliable sources publish her net worth.