Evolution leads to the discovery of bacterial strains that can digest common plastics, offering a potential solution to the persistent plastic waste problem.
Researchers are utilizing plastic-eating bacteria by incorporating them into plastic as inactive spores, aiming for activation only after release into the environment for degradation.
Bacteria with enzymes breaking down the chemical bonds of polymers can make the resulting small molecules an energy source, aiding in plastic degradation.
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