testosteroni’s eating habits so closely that they ... testosteroni’s ability to break down plastic. Though the bacteria are ...

Every so often, a new study about plastic-eating bacteria gets published in a scientific journal. Shortly thereafter, it flashes across the internet as it gets picked up by a flurry of ...

However, a newly discovered plastic-eating bacteria could help undo a lot of that damage. The bacteria is a common type of bacterium known as Comamonas testosteroni and it is found in sewage and ...

The discovery of IsPETase has kickstarted a search for other plastic-eating bacteria as part of a broader trend of looking for organisms for commercial applications known as bioprospecting.

When the bacteria eat the plastic ... Carbios, a French startup, uses an enzyme that was originally discovered eating PET plastic in compost, tweaking it so it can break down plastic faster ...

Eating plastic, it’s fantastic ... scientists conducted a month-long trial that helped shed light on their gut bacteria. The worms were fed either plastic polystyrene alone, bran (a nutrient ...

namely “those we have been eating thorough fermented food and beverages, such as lactic acid bacteria, bacillus, some yeasts.” But these don’t degrade plastics. Before using the plastic ...