Scientists Engineered An Enzyme That Can Eat Plastic
(World News UK)

BBC News reported on Monday that scientists said they improved a naturally occurring enzyme that can help digest some of the most common plastics involved in pollution. PET, the strong plastic that is commonly used in bottle manufacturing, takes hundreds of years to break down naturally, but the modified enzyme entitled PETase can start breaking down the material in only a few days. This engineering feat could totally alter the recycling process by allowing plastics to be reused more effectively, especially since plastic pollution is a growing concern across the globe for scientists who warn that ocean plastic could triple in a decade over pollution. Consumers in the United...