Engineered bacterium turns potato starch into biodegradable plastic in 24 hours
Every year, hundreds of millions of tons of petrochemical-based plastics are produced, much of which ends up in the environment or is incinerated. This exacerbates greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental crisis caused by plastic pollution. Now, a study led by the University of Barcelona has produced a biodegradable bioplastic of high industrial value-polyhydroxybutyrate, or PHB-from unprocessed potato starch in a single 24-hour step, a strategic breakthrough that could help reduce depende
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Children can test the new miniature replica of an MRI machine on different toys.
The aim of the Hele Road ward is to give students hands-on experience with equipment and patients.
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