Plastic-Munching Bacteria Can Make Trash Biodegradable

Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 14:30 in Earth & Climate

A durable plastic called PET is considered a major environmental hazard because it's highly resistant to breakdown. But researchers have found a potential new match for this hardy plastic: a newly discovered microbe that's astonishingly good at eating it.

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