‘A huge step forward.’ Mutant enzyme could vastly improve recycling of plastic bottles

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- April 11, 2020 at 4:39 pm #8309
  
  Bernard Nebel
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  For parents and older kids, I find the following article of interest, not only for the step forward in recycling, but for its description of an emerging field of “biotechnology”. The concepts of discovering new enzymes, modifying them, and putting them to work in industrial processes offers untold career opportunities. Please post comments.
  
  https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/huge-step-forward-mutant-enzyme-could-vastly-improve-recycling-plastic-bottles?utm_campaign=news_daily_2020-04-09&et_rid=49261787&et_cid=3280627
- July 31, 2020 at 10:10 pm #8384
  
  Jane Ann Smith
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  I think greater care should be taken in this arena. We alter things which alters things and so on. Everything is connected. We could, as consumers, simply force the mar through our choices. Imho
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