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Scientists Inadvertently Create Mutant Plastic-Eating Enzyme

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Discovery hailed as breakthrough in fighting ocean pollution.

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An international group of scientists has accidentally created an enzyme that eats plastic, a discovery that is being hailed as a major breakthrough in the fight against pollution.

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