Paracetamol (acetaminophen) production could be revolutionized by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday ...

Plastic pills. The bacteria Escherichia coli or E.coli, common in the gut microbiome, can be used to break down plastic into ...

Picture this: a 21-year-old backyard scientist in Alabama, Julian Brown, sweeps away some dirt and leaves from his homemade ...

Paracetamol production could be revolutionized by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday plastic waste into ...

A new study by the University of Edinburgh has found that a common bacterium can turn everyday plastic waste into paracetamol ...

Engineered bacteria turned recycled plastic into paracetamol, a common analgesic, offering a fossil-free route to pharmaceuticals.

These are then used to make polymers – the core ingredients of plastic products. In the UK and around the world, more and more plastic is being made from natural gas. Fracking, a controversial method ...

Switzerland-based Ineos Olefins & Polymers' manufacturing facility in Lavera, France, has received the first deliveries of pyrolysis oil made from recycling plastic.

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