Earth's microbes may hide a nearuniversal plasticeating arsenal, with 600,000 proteins poised to attack waste - Peer2Peer

Earth's microbes may hide a nearuniversal plasticeating arsenal, with 600,000 proteins poised to attack waste

Apr 15, 2026

Researchers have identified more than 600,000 microbial proteins capable of breaking down natural and synthetic plastics, revealing a far broader biodegradation potential across microbes than previously known.

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-earth-microbes-universal-plastic-arsenal.html

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