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Breakthrough Enzyme Discovery Could Make Widely Used Plastic Polystyrene Biodegradable
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers from Paul Scherrer Institute have decoded a bacterial enzyme crucial for breaking down styrene, an element used in the high-volume production of polystyrene, which traditionally lacks biotechnological recycling methods.