Ocean Bacteria That Eat Oil May Also Help Recycle the World’s Plastics
A new review shows that the marine oil-degrading bacterium Alcanivorax also colonises plastic debris and produces powerful esterases capable of ...
Tag: plastic degradation
Stopping Plastic at the Source Alone Cannot Save the Ocean from Microplastics
A system dynamics model shows that halting marine plastic inputs by 2050 would cut cumulative ocean plastic by 51.4 percent, ...
Engineered Microbes Could Turn Plastic Waste Into a Circular Resource
A new review details how engineered enzymes and microbial cell factories are being deployed to degrade fossil plastics and synthesize ...
Polyethylene Microplastics Linger in Soil for Decades as They Quietly Merge With Soil Structure
A 22-month isotope-labeling experiment shows polyethylene microplastics mineralize at just 0.12 percent in agricultural soil while gradually embedding themselves in ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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