Protein Evolution, a New Haven, Connecticut-based firm, said this week that it has developed a technology for breaking down

Each fall, some paddy farmers in India’s northern state of Haryana set fire to the leftover stalks following the

Carbios has created a mutant bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling in hours. This was originally

Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles it is called PETase – by accident.

In the quest for a more environmentally friendly detergent, two scientists at the company, Novozymes, regularly trudge through the