Plastic pollution is one of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time. Because most plastics don’t decompose, they are accumulating in our oceans, threatening marine life, human health, and entire ecosystems. Finding solutions is crucial. Scientists have developed an enzyme variant capable of breaking down plastics that would normally take centuries to degrade—in just hours or days.
Plastic pollution is one of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time. Because most plastics don’t decompose, they are accumulating in our oceans, threatening marine life, human health, and entire ecosystems. Finding solutions is crucial. Scientists have developed an enzyme variant capable of breaking down plastics that would normally take centuries to degrade—in just hours or days.