Reducing plastic pollution by adding RNA-inspired ‘breaking points’ (IMAGE)

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Reducing plastic pollution by adding RNA-inspired ‘breaking points’

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To fight plastic pollution, researchers have developed a new type of PLA that breaks down more readily in seawater.

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Frederik Wurm

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