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This plastic-eating enzyme can break down garbage in days

This plastic-eating enzyme can break down garbage in days

Researchers hope the enzymes could create a truly circular system for the PET plastics that are still manufactured.
Carbios's enzyme eats old plastic and turns it back into raw materials

Carbios's enzyme eats old plastic and turns it back into raw materials

Recycling plastic is very hard, but not for the enzymes found in bacteria from landfills.
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Why more carbon dioxide may not lead to more-productive crops
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Why more carbon dioxide may not lead to more-productive crops

New study challenges what we know about CO2's affect on different plants.

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