Scientists are exploring a bacteria that consumes methane to produce biodegradable plastics. Called Methylocystis ...

Scientists in South Korea have engineered tiny bacterial cells that are churning out plastic. The plastics produced by the ...

E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...

Genome analysis and protein modeling reveals Methylocystis suflitae's high-efficiency methane-to-PHA conversion (11.90 mg PHA ...

By 2050, we will need to feed almost 1.8 billion more people, when our global population reaches around 10 billion.

Analysis - Hospitals around the world generate millions of tonnes of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use items such as face masks, surgical gloves, syringes, IV tubes and ...

Regulatory Push for Sustainability – Governments worldwide are enforcing stricter policies on plastic usage, including bans ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

Researchers have engineered yeast to efficiently convert methanol into D-lactic acid, a key compound for biodegradable plastics and pharmaceuticals. By optimizing gene and promoter combinations, they ...

Consumers are willing to pay more for water in biodegradable plastic bottles, but it's not enough to cover extra ...

It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...