E. coli is capable of turning plastic waste into paracetamol and could offer a new and sustainable production method, says ...

RESEARCHERS at the University of Edinburgh have developed a method to convert waste plastic bottles into paracetamol using ...

Paracetamol production could be revolutionised by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday plastic waste into ...

Vice Chancellor Brian Lang told the audience in 2005 that St Andrews prides itself on being 'Britain's top matchmaking ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have found that a common bacterium can convert everyday plastic waste into ...

Genetically engineered bacteria have been created that can convert polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the polymer plastic ...

A widely used painkiller could soon be manufactured more sustainably, thanks to a breakthrough that turns plastic waste into ...

Here's a rather novel way to keep trash out of landfills: engineering biologists at the University of Edinburgh have ...

Genetically modified E. coli converted broken-down plastic bottles into acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and ...

This research could represent the first documented case of paracetamol production from plastic waste using E. coli bacteria.

Plastic pills. The bacteria Escherichia coli or E.coli, common in the gut microbiome, can be used to break down plastic into paracetamol, according to a study published in the jou ...

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) had hoped to make all its journals open access (OA) by 2028, but has now decided against a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, it will tailor models by region ...