Researchers are training engineered bacteria to efficiently digest plastic by fine-tuning entire gene clusters rather than single genes.
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Speed 'training' prepares bacteria for complex tasks, like munching plastics
Millions Of Tons tons/year Annual plastic waste problem
Multi-Gene Cluster Optimization coordinated genes Engineering approach
Useful Chemical Building Blocks recovered materials End product
Multiple Coordinated Genes gene clusters optimized
Millions Of Tons Yearly plastic waste accumulation