Scientists create ‘living plastic’ that can self-destruct itself on command
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Scientists developed a "living plastic" embedded with bacteria that can fully break down on command — without creating microplastics. When triggered by warm liquid, two cooperative bacterial enzymes completely destroyed the material in six days, offering a potential solution to plastic pollution affecting packaging and single-use plastics worldwide.
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