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Plasma engineers and chemists at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a sustainable way of forming carbon-carbon bonds—the bedrock of all organic compounds—without expensive, rare metals that are typically required as catalysts in bond-forming organic reactions.
Scientists say this E. coli won’t make you sick and could be good for the planet Tatiana Schlossberg © Janice Haney Carr/CDC/AP E. coli bacteria. It is an environmental crisis that has spurred the creation of a number of plastic substitutes, many made from plants and advertised as compostable or biodegradable, though studies have shown some versions may not be either. Now a team of scientists says it has created a possible alternative using a bacteria better known for turning stomachs. The material, which they call “aquaplastic,” is derived from Escherichia coli...