Enzymes from bacteria and fungi break down plastic

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Researchers and students in biotechnology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has come a step closer to producing enzymes that can break down plastic. Plastic is an increasingly worrying problem as a pollutant, as it takes 450 years to break down. But with the new enzymes, the process of breaking down plastic is becoming ever more efficient. Along with students and researchers at NTNU, researchers at Aalborg University has also contributed to the work on plastic-eating enzymes.(Summary provided by Infomedia) Sources:Norwegian Scitech News, 13-01-2023