A synthetic bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Dekel Freund, Kesava Phaneendra Cherukuri, Raul Mireles, Joseph Kippen, Maya Shossel, Lianet Noda‐García
The paper engineers a synthetic bacterium capable of degrading and assimilating PET, achieving 91% degradation in 21 days.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2025 · PreprintSynthetic Biology