Just Have a Think | Plastic eating enzymes just got even better! New breakthrough. @JustHaveaThink | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Plastic-eating enzymes were discovered in nature several years ago and scientists having been developing them ever since. Now, a newly discovered enzyme allows them to break down PET into a chemical that can be widely used in nutrition and medicine.
Illustration of the TPADO enzyme image credit to Rita Clare/Scivetica scivetica.com
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Research Links
Main Paper
pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2121426119
Phys.Org Article
phys.org/news/2022-03-enzyme-discovery-plastic.html
Microplastics in lung tissue
phys.org/news/2022-04-microplastics-lung-tissue-human.html
BOTTLE Consortium
bottle.org/index.html
Centre for Enzyme Innovation
port.ac.uk/research/research-centres-and-groups/centre-for-enzyme-innovation
Montana State University
https://www.montana.edu/news/21940/msu-researchers-advance-microbial-plastic-recycling-in-new-study
Anti-carcinogens in PCA
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1878331710000513
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Plastic-eating enzymes were discovered in nature several years ago and scientists having been developing them ever since. Now, a newly discovered enzyme allows them to break down PET into a chemical that can be widely used in nutrition and medicine.
Illustration of the TPADO enzyme image credit to Rita Clare/Scivetica scivetica.com
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You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com
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Video Transcripts available at our website
justhaveathink.com
Interested in mastering and remembering the concepts that I present in my videos? Check out the FREE Dive Deeper mini-courses offered by the Center for Behavior and Climate. These mini-courses teach the main concepts in select JHAT videos and go beyond to help you learn additional scientific or conservation concepts. The courses are great for teachers to use or for individual learning.https://climatechange.behaviordevelopmentsolutions.com/just-have-a-think-jhat
Research Links
Main Paper
pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2121426119
Phys.Org Article
phys.org/news/2022-03-enzyme-discovery-plastic.html
Microplastics in lung tissue
phys.org/news/2022-04-microplastics-lung-tissue-human.html
BOTTLE Consortium
bottle.org/index.html
Centre for Enzyme Innovation
port.ac.uk/research/research-centres-and-groups/centre-for-enzyme-innovation
Montana State University
https://www.montana.edu/news/21940/msu-researchers-advance-microbial-plastic-recycling-in-new-study
Anti-carcinogens in PCA
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1878331710000513
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zentouro:
youtube.com/user/zentouro
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Rollie Williams / ClimateTown: youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA
Jack Harries:
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Beckisphere: youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ
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