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EPISODE · Jun 20, 2026 · 1 MIN

Enzymes That Eat Plastic

from San Jose News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!

Scientists have engineered a super-enzyme combo of PETase and MHETase that breaks down PET plastic six times faster than the original enzyme, offering a groundbreaking biological solution to ocean plastic pollution and paving the way for scalable, nature-inspired recycling tech. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6467d215c3fb0464

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