Scientists turn plastic waste into pain medicine

Mongabay
Jul 14, 2025, 12:56 pm38 pts
Researchers have devised a way to make a commonly used pain and fever reduction medication from plastic waste. Yes, you read that right. They used genetically engineered microbes to transform a molecule obtained from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into paracetamol. Also known as acetaminophen,…

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