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Found microorganisms that “eat” plastic

Найдены микроорганизмы, которые "едят" пластикFound the unique microorganisms “digest” the plastic.

The technology, developed by the canadian students, allows to decompose the plastic on enzymes that are easily digested by the organisms.

Canadian students Miranda Wang and Yao Jeanie found a bacteria that eats one of the components of plastic – phthalate. This discovery helped to develop the process of dissolving plastic.

The technology, developed by students, allows to decompose the plastic on enzymes that are easily digested by the organisms.

“Although we are not the first who said that the bacteria are able to destroy phthalates, we were the first who found this, best proof,” says Jeanie nuclear weapons.

The students hope that it will help cleanse the environment.

To bring the project to life, a student founded his own company BioCellection. Its purpose — to create mobile tanks for recycling plastic anywhere

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