Author: Laurel Hamers / Source: Science News
Just a few tweaks to a bacterial enzyme make it a lean, mean plastic-destroying machine.
One type of plastic, polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, is widely used in polyester clothing and disposable bottles and is notoriously persistent in landfills.
In 2016, Japanese scientists identified a new species of bacteria, Ideonella sakaiensis, which has a…The post This plastic-gobbling enzyme just got an upgrade appeared first on FeedBox.