These scientists have bioengineered a version of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria that can break down polyethylene ...
Researchers have succeeded in developing a microbial strain that efficiently produces pseudoaromatic polyester monomer to replace polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using systems metabolic engineering.
People who consume a lot of ultra-processed foods experience faster rates of biological aging, a recent study has found.
Most of the disease-causing bacteria secrete matrix-like layers around themselves called biofilms. These biofilms act as ...
Happy Halloween, everybody! I wonder how many trick-or-treaters tonight will be dressed as hurricanes, or maybe as debris ...
It’s far more than just a military problem, of course. According to the United Nations Environment Program, the world creates about 440 million tons of plastic waste a year, most of it for single-use ...
A recent study from Italy suggests that eating too many ultra-processed foods could make people biologically older than their ...