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PETase - An Enzyme that degrades plastics
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It was found in a bacterium that had evolved to eat plastic.
"The Kyoto researchers identified the gene in the bacteria’s DNA that is responsible for the PET-digesting enzyme. They then were able to manufacture more of the enzyme and then demonstrate that PET could be broken down with the enzyme alone."