Items tagged with plastics

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have successfully transformed common plastic waste into a high-value precursor for Parkinson’s disease medication. Using engineered E. coli bacteria, the team converted polyethylene terephthalate... Read more...
Whatever you think about global warming, there are plenty of other serious environmental crises to worry over. One of the most pressing is the problem of what to do with all this plastic. We keep producing a near-endless quantity of... Read more...