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Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme
Scientists have improved a naturally occurring enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics. PET, the strong plastic commonly used in bottles, takes hundreds of years to break down in the environment. The modified enzyme, known as PETase, can start breaking down the same material in just a few days. This could revolutionize the recycling process, allowing plastics to be re-used more effectively.
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Our oceans are in pretty bad shape right now, lets hope this helps out and doesn't have any more negative effects.