Protein Evolution, a New Haven, Connecticut-based firm, said this week that it has developed a technology for breaking down plastic waste into component pieces that may then be repurposed toContinue Reading
Each fall, some paddy farmers in India’s northern state of Haryana set fire to the leftover stalks following the rice harvest in order to clear the area for wheat sowing.Continue Reading
Carbios has created a mutant bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling in hours. This was originally discovered in a compost heap of leaves, reduced the bottles toContinue Reading
Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles it is called PETase – by accident. PETase was first detected in the bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis, which usedContinue Reading
In the quest for a more environmentally friendly detergent, two scientists at the company, Novozymes, regularly trudge through the mud, hunting for oyster mushrooms that protrude from a fallen beechContinue Reading
