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Scientists Made a Super-Enzyme That Absolutely Ravages Plastic Bottles

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The bacteria cocktail eats plastic six times faster than any other bug.


A newly discovered “super-enzyme” could finally mean effective recycling of plastic bottles and other materials, scientists say. The plastic-eating bacteria can digest plastic six times faster than current methods of chemically breaking it down.

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