In a remarkable twist on plastic pollution and pharmaceutical production, scientists have engineered a harmless bacterium (Escherichia coli) to transform used plastic into paracetamol. It’s one of the ...

Scientists harness a new-to-nature reaction in E. coli to turn discarded plastics into life-saving medicines, charting a sustainable path for chemical manufacturing. a, A comparison of strategies for ...

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Nicholas Wood previously received funding from the NHMRC and has held a Churchill fellowship. Debra Kennedy does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...