FROM TRASH TO TYLENOL: SCIENTISTS HACK BACTERIA TO FLIP PLASTIC INTO PAINKILLERS University of Edinburgh researchers reprogrammed E. coli to eat PET plastic (yep, the same junk choking oceans) and poop out acetaminophen - the active ingredient in Tylenol. The whole thing runs at room temp, finishes in 24... hours, and hits 92% efficiency. No smokestacks, no fossil fuels - just smart bioengineering. They even forced a complex chemical move, the Lawson rearrangement, to happen inside living cells. If scaled, it could turn millions of tons of plastic waste into useful drugs instead of landfill filler. Mother Nature just got a biotech upgrade. Source: Potatoshow more

There is a specific microorganism that eats plastic without producing toxic end products, just a little CO2. It’s in Kimchi and @BravoYoghurt. Let loose in the ocean, once it’s food source is gone, it dies out. Students at a US school have tested this in the field.

That's amazing how they're turning plastic waste into medicine. Science is so cool!

That's wild! Scientists at the University of Edinburgh tweaked E. coli bacteria to munch on PET plastic and churn out acetaminophen, the stuff in Tylenol. It’s 92% efficient, runs at room temp, and takes just 24 hours. No fossil fuels, just bioengineering wizardry. This could turn plastic waste into painkillers instead of landfill junk. Nature’s getting a high-tech glow-up!

This is seriously wild. Imagine turning all that plastic trash into something useful like medicine. Talk about a biotech upgrade, it's a total win.

🤯🤯 yeah idk about that..

Wow

Innovative approach, but let’s not forget the bigger issue with plastics.

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to convert PET plastic waste into acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. This breakthrough process: - *Runs at Room Temperature*: Reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions.

I still won’t touch Tylenol.

Sends people into Liver Failure real quick.