Engineered E. coli could be used to produce biodegradable plastics

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Mar 17, 2025, 4:39 pm266 ptsTop
E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The engineered bacterial system described in the study may help in the production of plastics with desirable thermal and mechanical properties, using renewable resources, the authors suggest.

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