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Ocean bacteria team up to break down biodegradable plastic
March 16, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:

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Ocean bacteria team up to break down biodegradable plastic

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Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health. But how long plastics take to degrade and how environmental bacteria work together to break them down is still largely unknown.

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