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Microbial assembly line makes plastic upcycling programmable
March 04, 2026
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, March 4 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news:

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Microbial assembly line makes plastic upcycling programmable

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -By converting plastic waste into a microbe-friendly food source, scientists have built an upcycling pipeline that turns the waste into a variety of useful products.

The findings are detailed in the journal Nature Sustainability.

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