Plastic eating enzymes just got even better! New breakthrough.

Plastic-eating enzymes were discovered in nature several years ago and scientists having been developing them ever since. Now, a newly discovered enzyme allows them to break down PET into a chemical that can be widely used in nutrition and medicine.
Illustration of the TPADO enzyme image credit to Rita Clare/Scivetica www.scivetica.com


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Phys.Org Article
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Microplastics in lung tissue
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BOTTLE Consortium
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