Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...

A newly discovered enzyme motif reveals how ocean microbes are evolving to digest plastic, potentially aiding future cleanup ...

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of waste management with the identification of a new type of ...

Deep within the world's oceans lurk marine bacteria armed with plastic-munching enzymes, their evolution seemingly sculpted ...

Far beneath the ocean's surface, researchers have found bacteria that can digest plastic, using specialized enzymes that evolved alongside humanity's ...

Uncover the deep-sea secret of plastic-eating bacteria. Learn how these marine microbes use a unique PETase enzyme to digest PET plastic, paving the way for new recycling solutions.

Eating Bacteria Market in Saudi Arabia" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global plastic-eating bacteria market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 16.3% from 2025 to 2031 The ...

And, as usual, we’ll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well. Plastic is a synthetic material, meaning that it’s made by combining man-made chemicals, instead of existing naturally. Natural ...

Ville Santala, a biotech professor at Tampere University in Finland, is helping to tackle the plastic pollution crisis by using genetic engineering to create plastic-gobbling bacteria. According to a ...

Nereid Biomaterials, spun out of the University of Santa Barbara, is developing ocean-degradable materials to replace ...