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Plastic Waste Could Be a Thing of the Past: Engineers Develop an Enzyme that Can Break it Down in Hours rather than Centuries If Left Alone

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Ahead of Federal Semiconductor Incentive Package, Texas Experts Outline Importance of Balancing Research and Production

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UT Researchers Claim Economic Benefits to Cutting Out Carbon

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UT Researchers Create Plastic-eating Enzyme That Could Clean Landfills, Polluted Areas

Fox 7 Austin

The Race to Design a Bacteria That Can Eat Plastic

Salon/MSN

Scientists Create Enzyme That Breaks Down Plastic in Hours Instead of Decades

The Independent/MSN

This AI-Designed Enzyme Can Devour Plastic Trash In Hours

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Meet the Plastic-eating Enzymes That Can Fully Break Down Garbage in Days

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Plastic-destroying Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tonnes of Waste, Scientists Say

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