Researchers have succeeded in developing a microbial strain that efficiently produces pseudoaromatic polyester monomer to replace polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using systems metabolic engineering.

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Currently, the world is suffering from environmental problems caused by plastic waste. A KAIST research team has succeeded in ...

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Interactions between tetracycline and nano-plastics alter drug stability and bioavailability, raising concerns about antibiotic resistance in ecosystems.

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While the process didn't magically eliminate all the plastic, the research offered promise that it could make a difference.

For the study, the scientists targeted polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, in particular, Interesting Engineering reported. PET represents just under two-thirds of our plastic waste and is ...

However, the campaign has now started after six months. A senior official of the district administration told Dawn that the ...