Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria

University of Edinburgh researchers have used bacteria to turn plastic waste into a Parkinson's drug, advancing a new approach known as "bio-upcycling". The University of Edinburgh biotechnology researchers successfully synthesised the drug L-DOPA, also known as Levodopa, from the raw ingredient of post-consumer waste plastic, in a process they say is more sustainable than relying The post Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria appeared first on Dezeen.