Microbes Convert Plastic Waste Into Paracetamol

Microbes convert plastic waste into paracetamol

Merging synthetic organic chemistry and biotechnology, researchers have engineered Escherichia coli that can synthesize small molecules (including paracetamol) from a plastic waste product. Merging synthetic organic chemistry and biotechnology, researchers have engineered Escherichia coli that can synthesize small molecules (including paracetamol) from a plastic waste product

Scientists engineer bacteria to turn plastic waste into painkillers

Tales of turning water into wine or weaving straw into gold are one thing, but a new study shows that scientists can transform trash into . . . Tylenol? Scientists at the University of Edinburgh were able to convert plastic waste into paracetamol, aka acetaminophen, the active ingredient in the pain reliever Tylenol. Stranger yet, they pulled off the alchemical feat using the bacteria E. coli. “We’re able to transform a prolific environmental an…

The Week Unwrapped: How do you turn plastics into paracetamol?

How do you turn plastics into paracetamol? What is the Wagner Group doing now? And why is it so hard to find a job after university?Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.A podcast for curious, open-minded people, The Week Unwrapped delivers fresh perspectives on politics, culture, technology and business. It makes for a lively, enlightening discussion, ranging from the serious t…