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A step closer to PET recycling using bacteria

pgn
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Well here's a thing, a bacterium that can digest polyurethane:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/27/scientists-find-bug-that-feasts-on-toxic-plastic

 

And the source paper that reveals the discovery:

 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00404/full

 

Bye-bye plastic bottles 👍

 

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