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Plastic-eating enzyme ‘cocktail’ recycles plastic waste ‘endlessly’

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Scientists have been inspired by Pacman to create a plastic-eating ‘cocktail’, which could help eradicate plastic waste.  It’s made up of two enzymes – called PETase and MHETase – produced by a type of bacteria that feeds on plastic bottles, called Ideonella sakaiensis.   Unlike natural degradation, which can take hundreds of years, the super-enzyme is able to … Read more

‘Anti-ageing’ enzyme ‘tweaked’ by scientists made roundworms live longer

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‘Anti-ageing’ enzyme ‘tweaked’ by scientists made roundworms live longer – and it could work in humans too Researchers found a way to ‘tweak’ proteins that control cellular energy levels  VRK-1 and AMPK work in tandem to manage and monitor a creatures energy They were able to turn up and down levels in roundworm and increase … Read more