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Tech

AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics

And it worked. Repeating the same process with an added PLACER screening step boosted the number of enzymes with catalytic…

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Health

Micro-nano plastics make other pollutants more dangerous to plants and intestinal cells

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal…

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Environment

Microplastics can block blood vessels in mice brains, researchers find | Plastics

Microplastics can move through mice brains and block blood vessels, essentially mimicking blood clots that could potentially be fatal or…

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Environment

Vehicle tyres found to be biggest source of nanoplastics in the high Alps | Plastics

Particles from vehicle tyre wear are the biggest source of nanoplastic pollution in the high Alps, a pioneering project has…

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Environment

Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests | Plastics

The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in increasing contamination in human brains,…

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Environment

Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests | Plastics

A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher in placentas from premature births than in those…

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