via Perplexity
Researchers at Kobe University have engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to produce pyridinedicarboxylic acid (PDCA), a biodegradable plastic alternative that exhibits superior properties to petroleum-based PET, achieving production levels more than seven times higher than previously reported. The breakthrough, published this week in Metabolic Engineering, represents a significant advance in sustainable materials science as global plastic pollution reaches crisis levels.
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