enzymes – Go Beyond Discovery

Enzymes split cotton from polyester in fabric blends

A new way to separate cotton and polyester with enzymes could lead to better textile recycling, say researchers.

A new way to separate cotton and polyester with enzymes could lead to better textile recycling, say researchers.

Using an enzyme from the crested ibis, scientists developed cells engineered to express therapeutic proteins, specifically a thrombin inhibitor.

A textile filter made from cotton and an enzyme that speeds chemical reactions shows promise for removing CO2 from air and gas mixtures.

“This bacterial enzyme is the most efficient carbon fixer that we know of, and we came up with a neat explanation of what it can do.”

Plastics can take centuries to degrade. A new enzyme breaks them down in hours or days. It could address our major plastic waste problem.