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by Nicoletta Lanese (Live Science) Microbes fished from the stomachs of cows can gobble up certain kinds of plastic, including the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) used in soda bottles, food packaging and synthetic fabrics. Scientists uncovered these microbes in liquid that was drawn from the rumen, the largest compartment of a ruminant’s  stomach; ruminants include hooved animals like cattle and sheep, which rely on microorganisms to help break down their diet of coarse vegetation. The rum...

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Research - Some bacteria in cow stomachs could break down plastic 05 July 2021 According to a study, the plastic could be degraded thanks to certain bacteria present in the rumen of cattle, reports "The Guardian" and reported on the French website Le Point.      While plastic pollution continues to cause concern around the world, this discovery could give a glimmer of hope. According to a study led by Dr Doris Ribitsch of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, ba...

(Photo : Photo by Arbendra Pratap) Bacteria were discovered in rumen fluids, which is the biggest compartment of a ruminants stomach. Ruminants rely on microorganisms to help break down their coarse plant diet. The researchers hypothesized that some microorganisms in a cows rumen would be able to digest polyesters. Cow Diet (Photo : Pixabay) Cows eat cutin, a natural polyester generated by plants, as a result of their herbivorous diets. Being a synthetic polyester, PET has a chemical structure...

Cows Have Hungry Stomach Microbes Capable of Breaking Down Some Plastics NICOLETTA LANESE, LIVESCIENCE 3 JULY 2021 Microbes fished from the stomachs of cows can gobble up certain kinds of plastic, including the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) used in soda bottles, food packaging, and synthetic fabrics.   Scientists uncovered these microbes in liquid that was drawn from the rumen, the largest compartment of a ruminants stomach; ruminants include hooved animals like cattle and sheep, which r...

 E-Mail Plastic is notoriously hard to break down, but researchers in Austria have found that bacteria from a cows rumen - one of the four compartments of its stomach - can digest certain types of the ubiquitous material, representing a sustainable way to reduce plastic litter. The scientists suspected such bacteria might be useful since cow diets already contain natural plant polyesters. "A huge microbial community lives in the rumen reticulum and is responsible for the digestion of food in...

(Image credit: Getty/Marcel ter Bekke) Microbes fished from the stomachs of cows can gobble up certain kinds of plastic, including the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) used in soda bottles, food packaging and synthetic fabrics. Scientists uncovered these microbes in liquid that was drawn from the rumen, the largest compartment of a ruminants stomach; ruminants include hooved animals like cattle and sheep, which rely on microorganisms to help break down their diet of coarse vegetation. The rume...

The all-natural breakthrough could have widespread environmental impacts by reducing plastic waste. (CN) — Plastics touch every aspect of our modern lives, containing and comprising many of the products we depend on every day. Because they’re hard to break down, plastics also poison the planet we depend on for life. Hoping to solve this dilemma, researchers in Austria have discovered that bacteria from a cow’s stomach can digest certain types of plastics — a breakthrough that could save...