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 ...

P lastics are easy to throw out but hard to get rid of. Unlike biodegradable materials, bacteria and fungi haven’t evolved the ability to break them down, leaving plastic garbage to languish for ...

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

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

The photos could reveal new details about the visitor from another star system. A peculiar object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope just 700 million years after the Big Bang could reveal ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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.