Bacteria Transform Plastic Waste into Pain Relievers
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Scientists have developed a method using genetically modified E. coli bacteria to convert plastic waste into the painkiller paracetamol, offering a sustainable way to produce drugs while cleaning up environmental plastic pollution.
- Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol The Guardian
- A biocompatible Lossen rearrangement in Escherichia coli Nature
- Modified bacteria convert plastic waste into pain reliever Science News
- Turning plastic into medicine: Closing the loop on pharma production Labiotech.eu
- Designer Microbes Make Painkillers from Plastic Waste the-scientist.com
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