Scientists have found a way to use the bacteria E. coli to convert plastic waste into a popular painkiller, a study said ...

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) production could be revolutionized by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday ...

testosteroni’s eating habits so closely that they ... testosteroni’s ability to break down plastic. Though the bacteria are ...

With genetic tweaks, E. coli turned 92 percent of broken-down plastic into acetaminophen, charting a path to upcycle plastic waste sustainably.

Engineered bacteria turned recycled plastic into paracetamol, a common analgesic, offering a fossil-free route to ...

Every so often, a new study about plastic-eating bacteria gets published in a scientific journal. Shortly thereafter, it flashes across the internet as it gets picked up by a flurry of ...

However, a newly discovered plastic-eating bacteria could help undo a lot of that damage. The bacteria is a common type of bacterium known as Comamonas testosteroni and it is found in sewage and ...

Eating plastic, it’s fantastic ... scientists conducted a month-long trial that helped shed light on their gut bacteria. The worms were fed either plastic polystyrene alone, bran (a nutrient ...