Scientists Accidentally Develop 'Mutant' Enzyme That Eats Plastic

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By Lorraine ChowApr 17, 2018, 9:00 am43 pts
Researchers in the UK and the U.S. have inadvertently engineered an enzyme that eats up plastic . The enzyme is able to digest PET (polyethylene terephthalate)—the same material used in the ubiquitous plastic bottle that's clogging up landfills, coastlines and oceans around the world. Amazingly, this…

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