Ocean bacteria team up to break down biodegradable plastic

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Mar 16, 2026, 1:20 pm252 ptsTrendingTop
Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health. But how long plastics take to degrade and how environmental bacteria work together to break them down is still largely unknown.

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