Scientists explain how plastic-eating enzyme can help fight pollution – video

Scientists in Britain and the US say they have engineered an enzyme that eats plastic, a breakthrough that could help in the fight against pollution. The enzyme is able to digest polyethylene terephthalate, or PET. The team from the University of Portsmouth and the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory hope to one day produce the enzyme on an industrial scaleContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Tags: Plastics Environment Pollution Science Source Type: news