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Title Scientists Discover New Enzyme That Can Eat Plastic Media name/outlet Wonderful Engineering Media type Web Country/Territory Pakistan Date 27/09/19 Description Coverage of John McGeehan's discovery of an enzyme which can digest PET plastics Producer/Author Aniqa Ajmal URL https://wonderfulengineering.com/worlds-largest-plastic-problem-now-solved-scientists/ Persons John McGeehan Title It will not burn. It will not melt: What’s your alternative to plastic? Media name/outlet Daily O Media type Web Country/Territory India Date 12/09/19 Description Continuing coverage of John McGeehan and colleagues work in the discovery and development of an enzyme which can digest PET plastics Producer/Author Srijan Pal Singh URL https://www.dailyo.in/variety/plastic-pollution-environmental-conservation-plastic-ban-recycling-waste/story/1/32011.html Persons John McGeehan Title Global Plastic Plague Reaches Epidemic Proportions Media name/outlet Green Builder Media Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 16/05/19 Description An article about green building and reducing plastic waste, the reporter mentions the work of John McGeehan who has engineered an enzyme to digest some plastics Producer/Author Sara Gutterman URL https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/blog/global-plastic-plague-reaches-epidemic-proportions Persons John McGeehan Title Largs scientist makes 'global discovery' that could save our oceans - by accident Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet Largs & Millport Weekly News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 31/03/19 Description John McGeehan has helped to create a plastic-eating enzyme which could revolutionise recycling across the world. URL https://www.largsandmillportnews.com/news/17527395.largs-scientist-makes-global-discovery-that-could-save-our-oceans-by-accident/?ref=rss Persons John McGeehan Title The UK's green discoveries: plastic-eating enzymes and seawater biofuels Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/10/18 Description A feature about environmental research taking place in UK universities includes Professor John McGeehan's plastic eating enzyme project. Producer/Author Zofia Niemtus URL https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/oct/16/the-uks-green-discoveries-plastic-eating-enzymes-and-seawater-biofuels Persons John McGeehan Title The UK's green discoveries: plastic-eating enzymes and seawater biofuels Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/10/18 Description A feature about environmental research taking place in UK universities includes Professor John McGeehan's plastic eating enzyme project. Producer/Author Zofia Niemtus URL https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/oct/16/the-uks-green-discoveries-plastic-eating-enzymes-and-seawater-biofuels Persons John McGeehan Title Report on innovation in dealing with plastic waste Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet BBC World Service Radio Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 4/10/18 Description Innovation dealing with plastic waste reports on research by Professor John McGeehan in April 2018 whereby an enzyme capable of digesting PET plastic was engineered. URL mms.tveyes.com/mediaview/?U3RhdGlvbj03MTk1JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MTAlMkY0JTJGMjAxOCUyMDIzJTNBNTQlM0EzMyZFbmREYXRlVGltZT0xMCUyRjQlMkYyMDE4JTIwMjMlM0E1OSUzQTUzJlBhcnRuZXJJRD0xMTQ4NiZFeHBpcmF0aW9uPTEwJTJGNSUyRjIwMTglMjAxMSUzQTA5JTNBNDcmTW9kRWRpdG9yRW5hYmxlPVRydWUmU2lnbmF0dXJlPTBjZDgyZmMwYjYzNjhhYWEzMzI3OWExMWMxZjc0MDZi Persons John McGeehan Title Plastic free, today the revolution starts at the Ministry of the Environment: only water on tap. And the research goes on Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Millennium Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 4/10/18 Description Last spring, the results of a study by researchers from The University of Portsmouth and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the US Department of Energy, which discovered a mutant enzyme capable of "Eat" plastic waste. The result arrived accidentally during experiments on the crystalline structure of PETase , the enzyme that helps the Japanese microbe Ideonella sakaiensisto destroy the plastics. Producer/Author Luisiana Gaita URL https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2018/10/04/plastic-free-oggi-parte-la-rivoluzione-al-ministero-dellambiente-solo-acqua-alla-spina-e-la-ricerca-va-avanti/4668049/ Persons John McGeehan Title Jonathan Dodd: The Mountain and the Microbe Degree of recognition Local Media name/outlet On The Wight Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 30/09/18 URL https://onthewight.com/jonathan-dodd-the-mountain-and-the-microbe/ Persons John McGeehan Title Plastic-munching caterpillars could save the planet, new research reveals Media name/outlet talkRADIO Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 20/09/18 Description Article and studio talk about new research which has shown a caterpillar can digest polyurethane mention Professor John McGeehan's research in which he engineered an enzyme capable of digesting PET plastic URL mms.tveyes.com/mediaview/?U3RhdGlvbj0xMzU1NSZTdGFydERhdGVUaW1lPTklMkYyMCUyRjIwMTglMjAwMiUzQTI4JTNBMjcmRW5kRGF0ZVRpbWU9OSUyRjIwJTJGMjAxOCUyMDAyJTNBMzMlM0E0NyZQYXJ0bmVySUQ9MTE0ODYmRXhwaXJhdGlvbj0xMCUyRjIlMkYyMDE4JTIwMTAlM0ExMiUzQTA5Jk1vZEVkaXRvckVuYWJsZT1UcnVlJlNpZ25hdHVyZT1kNzQyY2Y0ZDc5M2M5NDZkOTdjMGI1YmY4NTE2ZTQzNw== Persons John McGeehan Title Plastic-munching caterpillars could save the planet - if they don't destroy it first, new research reveals Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Daily Mail Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 20/09/18 Description Reports on new research which has shown a caterpillar can digest polyurethane mention Professor John McGeehan's research in which he engineered an enzyme capable of digesting PET plastic URL https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6187153/Plastic-munching-caterpillars-save-planet-new-research-reveals.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists engineer mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Springs Advertiser Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/09/18 Description The enzyme is able to digest PET (polyethylene terephthalate) – the material used in the plastic bottles that are clogging up landfills, coastlines and oceans around the world. Producer/Author Caxton Central URL https://springsadvertiser.co.za/196294/scientists-engineer-mutant-enzyme-eats-plastic-bottles/ Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet P.M. News Nigeria Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 15/09/18 Description Report on John McGeehan's research in which he engineered a enzyme to digest PET plastic. URL https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2018/09/14/scientists-accidentally-create-mutant-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-bottles/ Persons John McGeehan Title Científicos japoneses descubren una bacteria que elimina el plástico (Spanish) Media name/outlet Blasting News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 31/07/18 Description Report on research by Professor John McGeehan which developed a new enzyme more efficient than the one which evolved naturally at digesting PET plastics Producer/Author Pepa Martorell URL https://es.blastingnews.com/ciencia/2018/07/cientificos-japoneses-descubren-una-bacteria-que-elimina-el-plastico-002673657.html Persons John McGeehan Title Researchers Discover Enzymes to Convert Lignin into Plastics and Chemicals Media name/outlet SpecialChem Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 31/07/18 Description Report on research by Professor John McGeehan and colleagues which has discovered enzymes which could be used to convert lignin into plastics and chemicals URL https://polymer-additives.specialchem.com/news/industry-news/researchers-discover-enzymes-converting-plastic-lignin-000215382 Persons John McGeehan Title Reducing reliance on plastic is key to our future Media name/outlet Evening Echo Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 10/07/18 Description Report on research by Professor John McGeehan in which he engineered an enzyme capable of digesting PET plastics Producer/Author Anthony Angelini URL https://www.eveningecho.ie/opinion/Reducing-reliance-on-plastic-is-key-to-our-future-100b10b5-daff-4b18-9a4b-24190c7841c5-ds Persons John McGeehan Title New Enzyme to Improve Lignin to Chemicals Conversion Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet SpecialChem Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 6/07/18 Description An international research team, including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has discovered and characterized a new family of cytochrome P450 enzymes that is critical to improving the conversion of lignin—one of the main components of plants—into valuable products such as nylon, plastics, and chemicals. URL https://coatings.specialchem.com/news/industry-news/new-enzyme-chemicals-conversion-000215111#provider_moreover Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists create 'promiscuous' enzyme that turns plant waste into sustainable products Media name/outlet Environmental Data Interactive Exchange Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 29/06/18 Producer/Author Sarah George URL https://www.edie.net/news/8/Scientists-create-special-enzymes-that-turn-plant-waste-streams-into-resources/ Persons John McGeehan Title Creation of a new enzyme which can digest PET plastic Media name/outlet The Chemical Engineer Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 6/06/18 Description report on research by John McGeehan which has resulted in the creation of a new enzyme which can digest PET plastic Persons John McGeehan Title Plastic waste pollution in the ocean: technology at the tipping point Media name/outlet The Institution of Engineering and Technology Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 22/05/18 Description Report on research by Professor John McGeehan which has resulted in the creation of a new enzyme which can digest PET plastic Producer/Author Christine Evans-Pughe URL https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2018/05/plastic-waste-pollution-in-the-ocean-technology-at-the-tipping-point/#provider_moreover Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Onmy Radio South Africa Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 26/04/18 URL https://omny.fm/shows/the-best-of-azania-mosaka/playlists/podcast/embed?style=artwork Persons John McGeehan Title Beating Plastics with Science Media name/outlet My Green Pod Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 19/04/18 Description SCIENTISTS HAVE ENGINEERED A PLASTIC-EATING ENZYME THAT COULD BE USED TO RECYCLE PLASTIC BOTTLES Producer/Author Katie URL https://www.mygreenpod.com/articles/beating-plastics-with-science/#provider_moreover Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists Created Something That Could Be Huge for the Environment Media name/outlet iHeart Radio Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 19/04/18 Description Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of the most commonly polluting plastics. URL https://973now.iheart.com/content/2018-04-18-scientists-created-something-that-could-be-huge-for-the-environment/ Persons John McGeehan Title Plásticos poluentes em praias podem ter solução Media name/outlet Caribbean News Digital Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 19/04/18 Description Report on research by Professor John McGeehan in which he engineered an enzyme capable of digesting PET plastic, returning it to its constituent parts URL https://www.caribbeannewsdigital.com/pt/noticia/plasticos-poluentes-em-praias-podem-ter-solucao Persons John McGeehan Title Could a tiny enzyme eradicate plastic garbage plaguing the world’s oceans? Media name/outlet CBS News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/04/18 Description A small enzyme could be the solution to plastic pollution, one of the planet's biggest environmental problems. Millions of metric tons of plastics wind up in the ocean each year. URL https://www.cbsnews.com/news/could-an-enzyme-eradicate-plastic-pollution-in-the-worlds-oceans/ Persons John McGeehan Title Mutated Plastic-Munching Enzyme Accidentally Created During Lab Experiment Media name/outlet Gizmodo Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/04/18 Description Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of the most commonly polluting plastics. Producer/Author George Dvorsky URL www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/04/mutated-plastic-munching-enzyme-accidentally-created-during-lab-experiment/ Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists accidentally discover enzyme that could 'eat' plastic pollution Media name/outlet Austin American Statesman Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/04/18 Description Pollution has negative effects on our health, but scientists may be able to better combat the issue with a plastic-eating enzyme they discovered accidentally. Producer/Author Najja Parker URL https://www.statesman.com/news/science/scientists-accidentally-discover-enzyme-that-could-eat-plastic-pollution/HACfBhd7H0Uj2BG64aUEqJ/ Persons John McGeehan Title Plastic-Eating Enzyme Holds Promise in Fighting Pollution Media name/outlet Jakarta Globe Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/04/18 Description Scientists in Britain and the United States say they have engineered a plastic-eating enzyme that could in future help in the fight against pollution. Producer/Author Kate Kelland and Stuart McDill URL jakartaglobe.id/international/plastic-eating-enzyme-holds-promise-fighting-pollution/ Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists Just Created An Enzyme That Eats Plastic, And It Was By Accident Media name/outlet Tech Times Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/04/18 Description Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of the most commonly polluting plastics. Producer/Author Carl Velasco URL www.techtimes.com/articles/225417/20180418/scientists-just-created-an-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-and-it-was-by-accident.htm Persons John McGeehan Title Scissors cut paper. Paper wraps rock. Lab-made enzyme eats plastic Media name/outlet The Register Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/04/18 Description Brit boffins save planet Producer/Author Andrew Orlowski URL https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/18/petase_enzyme_portsmouth/#provider_opoint Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists accidentally discover enzyme that could 'eat' plastic pollution Media name/outlet Palm Beach Post Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/04/18 Description Pollution has negative effects on our health, but scientists may be able to better combat the issue with a plastic-eating enzyme they discovered accidentally. Producer/Author Najja Parker URL https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/science/scientists-accidentally-discover-enzyme-that-could-eat-plastic-pollution/HACfBhd7H0Uj2BG64aUEqJ/ Persons John McGeehan Title Nytt hopp för miljön: Hittade plastätande enzym av en slump Media name/outlet Aftonbladet Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/04/18 Description Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of the most commonly polluting plastics. URL https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/G1gX0l/nytt-hopp-for-miljon-hittade-plastatande-enzym-av-en-slump Persons John McGeehan Title Muterat enzym ska kunna ”äta upp” plast i naturen Media name/outlet Dagens Nyheter Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/04/18 Description Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of the most commonly polluting plastics. URL https://www.dn.se/nyheter/vetenskap/muterat-enzym-ska-kunna-ata-upp-plast-i-naturen/ Persons John McGeehan Title Improved Plastic-degrading Enzyme That Can Break Down Ubiquitous PET Bottles Media name/outlet Omnexus Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/04/18 Description A breakthrough in enzyme research led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the United Kingdom’s University of Portsmouth has led to an improved variant of an enzyme that can break down ubiquitous plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET. Producer/Author SpecialChem URL https://omnexus.specialchem.com/news/industry-news/nrel-university-of-portsmouth-better-plastic-degrading-enzyme-000214230 Persons John McGeehan Title This enzyme eats plastic and could revolutionize recycling, scientists say Media name/outlet USA Today Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists in Britain and the United States say they have engineered a plastic-eating enzyme that could in future help in the fight against pollution. Producer/Author Ashley May URL https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/17/enzyme-eats-plastic-and-could-revolutionize-recycling-scientists-say/523399002/ Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists Inadvertently Create Mutant Plastic-Eating Enzyme Media name/outlet Daily Beast Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description An international group of scientists has accidentally created an enzyme that eats plastic Producer/Author Carlos Jasso URL https://www.thedailybeast.com/scientists-inadvertently-create-mutant-plastic-eating-enzyme Persons John McGeehan Title POLLUTION SOLUTION Scientists accidentally create a mutant protein that eats plastic Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Researchers in Portsmouth created the plastic-digesting protein while investigating its natural counterpart URL https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6069244/scientists-accidentally-create-a-mutant-protein-that-eats-plastic/ Persons John McGeehan Title Researchers accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic Media name/outlet Independent Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description British researchers created the plastic-digesting protein accidentally while investigating its natural counterpart. Producer/Author John von Radowitz URL https://www.independent.ie/news/environment/researchers-accidentally-create-mutant-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-36814741.html Persons John McGeehan Title University of Portsmouth scientists accidentally develop plastic-eating enzyme Media name/outlet The News Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Sign up 1 HAVE YOUR SAY SCIENTISTS at the city’s university have inadvertently engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world’s biggest environmental problems. Producer/Author Millie Salkeld URL https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/university-of-portsmouth-scientists-accidentally-develop-plastic-eating-enzyme-1-8462047 Persons John McGeehan Title An accident in a lab may have just solved the world’s plastic problem Media name/outlet Metro Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description British researchers created the plastic-digesting protein accidentally while investigating its natural counterpart. Producer/Author Richard Hartley-Parkinson URL metro.co.uk/2018/04/17/accident-lab-may-just-solved-worlds-plastic-problem-7473141/ Persons John McGeehan Title Enzyme which can digest most commonly polluting plastics discovered Media name/outlet The Ecologist Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world’s biggest environmental problems. Producer/Author Brendan Montague URL https://theecologist.org/2018/apr/17/enzyme-which-can-digest-most-commonly-polluting-plastics-discovered Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists hope new enzyme will 'eat' plastic pollution Media name/outlet CNN Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists have accidentally developed a plastic-eating enzyme that may be used to combat one of the world's worst pollution problems. Producer/Author Bard Wilkinson URL https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/16/world/plastic-pollution-science-environment-enzyme-intl/index.html Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists Accidentally Create A Plastic-Eating Enzyme Media name/outlet Huffpost Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description The discovery may be a breakthrough in tackling the plastic pollution crisis. Producer/Author Laura Paddison URL https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/enzyme-plastic-bottles-pollution_us_5ad5e364e4b0edca2cbde373 Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists announce plastic eating breakthrough Media name/outlet Environment Journal Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of the world’s most commonly polluting plastics, and they believe it could offer a potential solution to the problem of plastic waste. Producer/Author Thomas Barrett URL https://environmentjournal.online/articles/scientists-announce-plastic-degrading-breakthrough/ Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists accidentally discovered a mutant enzyme that could help the world eliminate plastic waste Media name/outlet Business Insider UK Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists have accidentally discovered a mutant enzyme that can fully eat up and decompose common plastic, and could help the world solve the problem of plastic waste. Producer/Author Alexandra Ma URL uk.businessinsider.com/scientists-accidentally-discover-mutant-enzyme-that-decomposes-plastic-2018-4?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=referral&r=US&IR=T Persons John McGeehan Title British scientists may have just found an answer to the planet’s plastic crisis Media name/outlet Country Living Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Could single-use plastics soon be recycled? Producer/Author Katie Avis-Riordan URL https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/countryside/a19836203/british-scientists-discover-plastic-eating-protein/ Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists make new plastic-eating enzyme in fight against pollution Media name/outlet New York Daily News Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description One man's trash is this enzyme's lunch. Producer/Author Christopher Brennan URL www.nydailynews.com/news/world/scientists-new-plastic-eating-enzyme-fight-pollution-article-1.3938338#provider_moreover Persons John McGeehan Title Forscher entwickeln zufällig Enzym, das Plastikmüll zersetzen kann Media name/outlet Russia Today Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of the most commonly polluting plastics. URL https://deutsch.rt.com/newsticker/68531-forscher-entwickeln-zufallig-enzym-gegen-plastikmull/ Persons John McGeehan Title Plastic-eating enzyme holds promise in fighting pollution - scientists Media name/outlet Gulf News Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description The enzyme is able to digest polyethylene terephthalate, or PET - a form of plastic patented in the 1940s Producer/Author Reuters URL https://gulfnews.com/news/europe/uk/plastic-eating-enzyme-holds-promise-in-fighting-pollution-scientists-1.2206800 Persons John McGeehan Title Tuesday briefing: Scientists create plastic-devouring mutant enzyme Media name/outlet Wired Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists researching a microbe that eats plastic have made it even more effective Producer/Author Wired URL www.wired.co.uk/article/wired-awake-170418#provider_moreover Persons John McGeehan Title Big victory: Scientists engineer plastic-eating enzyme that could help in the fight against pollution Media name/outlet Financial Express Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists in Britain and the United States say they have engineered a plastic-eating enzyme that could in future help in the fight against pollution. Producer/Author Reuters URL https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/big-victory-scientists-engineer-plastic-eating-enzyme-that-could-help-in-the-fight-against-pollution/1136156/ Persons John McGeehan Title Forskere oppdaget enzym som «spiser plast» Media name/outlet Nettavisen Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Et nytt enzym som raskt kan fordøye miljøskadelig plast, er nærmest ved en tilfeldighet oppdaget av en gruppe britiske og amerikanske forskere. URL https://www.nettavisen.no/na24/forskere-oppdaget-enzym-som-spiser-plast/3423443039.html Persons John McGeehan Title Bilim insanları plastikleri çözebilecek bir enzim geliştirdi Media name/outlet Posta Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Bilim insanları, doğada çözünmeyen ve kirliliğe yol açan plastikleri çözebilecek bir enzim geliştirdi. Plastik şişelerde kullanılan PET'lerin doğada çözünmesi yüzlerce yıl sürebiliyor. Fakat PETase adlı enzim sayesinde plastikleri birkaç gün içinde çözündürmek mümkün olabilir URL www.posta.com.tr/bilim-insanlari-plastikleri-cozebilecek-bir-enzim-gelistirdi-1406384 Persons John McGeehan Title Naukowcy przez przypadek stworzyli enzym, który "je" plastikowe butelki Media name/outlet Onet Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description Odkrycie, do jakiego doszło na jednym z japońskich wysypisk, miało miejsce przez przypadek. Okazuje się jednak, że może mieć niebagatelne znaczenie w rozwiązaniu globalnego kryzysu związanego z zanieczyszczeniem tworzywami sztucznymi. URL https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/nauka/naukowcy-przez-przypadek-stworzyli-enzym-ktory-je-plastikowe-butelki/pmz17lt Persons John McGeehan Title This enzyme eats plastic and could revolutionize recycling, scientists say Media name/outlet Pacific Daily News Media type Web Date 17/04/18 Description New research shows an enzyme could erase millions of tons of plastic bottles polluting the world. Producer/Author Ashley May URL https://eu.guampdn.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/17/enzyme-eats-plastic-and-could-revolutionize-recycling-scientists-say/523399002/ Persons John McGeehan Title A GAME-CHANGING DISCOVERY TO COMBAT PET WASTE? Media name/outlet Packaging Europe Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world’s biggest environmental problems, the University of Portsmouth reports. Producer/Author Elisabeth Skoda URL https://packagingeurope.com/a-game-changing-discovery/ Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists accidentally develop plastic digesting enzyme Media name/outlet Recycling & Waste World Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists have accidentally developed an enzyme which can digest some of the most commonly polluting plastics. Producer/Author Jo Gallacher URL www.recyclingwasteworld.co.uk/news/scientists-accidentally-develop-plastic-digesting-enzyme/172709/ Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists announce plastic eating breakthrough Media name/outlet Environment Journal Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of the world’s most commonly polluting plastics, and they believe it could offer a potential solution to the problem of plastic waste. Producer/Author Thomas Barrett URL https://environmentjournal.online/articles/scientists-announce-plastic-degrading-breakthrough/ Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles Media name/outlet Business Green Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/04/18 Description The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis Producer/Author Damian Carrington URL https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/3030297/scientists-accidentally-create-mutant-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-bottles Persons John McGeehan Title 'Accidental' enzyme guzzles plastic bottles Media name/outlet Microscopy and Analysis Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/04/18 Description Using X-ray analysis, researchers have resolved the structure of the plastic-digesting enzyme, PETase, and accidentally engineered a 'mutant' enzyme that is even better at breaking down the polyethylene terephthalate used for drinks bottles. Producer/Author Rebecca Pool URL https://microscopy-analysis.com/editorials/editorial-listings/accidental-enzyme-guzzles-plastic-bottles Persons John McGeehan Title Plastic-eating enzyme to help fight pollution Media name/outlet Industry Europe Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists engineer a revolutionary enzyme to tackle the plastic pollution epidemic. URL https://industryeurope.com/engineering-a-plastic-eating-enzyme/ Persons John McGeehan Title HOPE FOR PLANET AS SCIENTISTS ENGINEER ENZYME THAT EATS PLASTIC BOTTLES Media name/outlet Environment Times Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/04/18 Description Bottles made of plastic that persist in the environment for hundreds of years could become a pollution of the past thanks to the discovery of an enzyme that eats the substance, and work by scientists to further improve it by engineering. URL www.environmenttimes.co.uk/news/item/662-scientists-engineer-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-bottles Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists create plastic-eating mutant enzyme Media name/outlet Packaging News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/04/18 Description Scientists have stumbled on an enzyme that consumes PET, which they believe can potentially help solve the plastic waste problem. Producer/Author Tony Corbin URL https://www.packagingnews.co.uk/top-story/scientists-create-plastic-eating-mutant-enzyme-17-04-2018 Persons John McGeehan Title Could This Plastic-Eating Enzyme Save the Earth From Waste? Media name/outlet Yahoo UK & Ireland Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/04/18 Description An international team of scientists have engineered an enzyme that can “eat” one of the most commonly used plastics, potentially providing a new weapon in the fight against plastic pollution. Producer/Author Aristos Georgiou URL https://uk.news.yahoo.com/could-plastic-eating-enzyme-save-115545222.html?guccounter=1 Persons John McGeehan Title Plastic-eating enzyme holds promise in fighting pollution Media name/outlet Reuters Media type Web Date 16/04/18 Description Scientists in Britain and the United States say they have engineered a plastic-eating enzyme that could in future help in the fight against pollution. Producer/Author Kate Kelland and Stuart McDill URL https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-science-plastic-enzyme/plastic-eating-enzyme-holds-promise-in-fighting-pollution-idUKKBN1HN2OZ Persons John McGeehan Title Protein that eats plastic could be pollution solution Media name/outlet Penarth Times Media type Web Date 16/04/18 Description British researchers created the plastic-digesting protein accidentally while investigating its natural counterpart. URL www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/national/16163225.Protein_that_eats_plastic_could_be_pollution_solution/ Persons John McGeehan Title Researchers accidentally engineer plastic-eating enzyme Media name/outlet Jamaica Observer Media type Web Date 16/04/18 Description Researchers in the US and Britain have accidentally engineered an enzyme which eats plastic and may eventually help solve the growing problem of plastic pollution URL www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Researchers_accidentally_engineer_plastic-eating_enzyme?profile=1228 Persons John McGeehan Title Plastic-eating enzyme holds promise in fighting pollution - scientists Media name/outlet Yahoo Media type Web Date 16/04/18 Description Scientists in Britain and the United States say they have engineered a plastic-eating enzyme that could in future help in the fight against pollution. Producer/Author Kate Kelland and Stuart McDill URL https://www.yahoo.com/news/plastic-eating-enzyme-holds-promise-fighting-pollution-scientists-190226788.html Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists create mutant enzymes that eat plastic bottles Media name/outlet cnet Media type Web Date 16/04/18 Description A possible solution to the world's plastic pollution problem was created by accident. Producer/Author Jennifer Bisset URL https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-create-mutant-enzymes-that-eat-plastic-bottles/ Persons John McGeehan Title Could scientists have accidentally saved the planet? British researchers create enzyme that can DIGEST old plastic bottles while testing bacteria Media name/outlet Daily Mail Media type Web Date 16/04/18 Description Scientists hope an engineered enzyme that eats plastic could usher in a recycling revolution - and it was found entirely by accident. Producer/Author Joe Pinkstone and Colin Fernandez URL www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5621807/Scientists-develop-enzyme-destroy-common-type-plastic-used-water-bottles.html Persons John McGeehan Title New hope in battle against plastic rubbish as scientists make accidental discovery Media name/outlet Mirror Media type Web Date 16/04/18 Description Penicillin is probably the most important accidental discovery - but could scientists at the University of Portsmouth have found a similar gamechanger for rubbish? Producer/Author Ann Gripper and John Von Radowitz URL https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/new-hope-battle-against-plastic-12375413 Persons John McGeehan Title Plastic-eating protein created in British lab could spark recycling revolution, researchers claim Media name/outlet Telegraph Media type Web Date 16/04/18 Description The enzyme, created by accident during tests by researchers from Portsmouth University, is the first known protein capable of digesting polyethylene, one of the most commonly used plastics for consumer goods. URL https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/16/plastic-eating-protein-created-british-laboratory-could-bring/ Persons John McGeehan Title Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Web Date 16/04/18 Description The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis Producer/Author Damian Carrington URL https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/16/scientists-accidentally-create-mutant-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-bottles Persons John McGeehan Title An enzyme that digests plastic could boost recycling Media name/outlet The Economist Media type Web Date 16/04/18 Description A way to break down PET into the chemicals that made it in the first place. These could then be used to make new high-grade PET. URL https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2018/04/16/an-enzyme-that-digests-plastic-could-boost-recycling Persons John McGeehan Title Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme Media name/outlet BBC News Media type Web Date 16/04/18 Description Scientists have improved a naturally occurring enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics. Producer/Author Mary Halton URL www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43783631 Persons John McGeehan
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Title They create the anti plastic molecule Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Ambientum Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 11/02/19 Description Report on the research of John McGeehan last April in which he described the creation of a new enzyme capable of digesting PET plastics URL https://www.ambientum.com/ambientum/ciencia/crean-la-molecula-anti-plastico.asp Persons John McGeehan Title Our plastic addiction has reached a new crisis level Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Daily Magazine Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 15/12/18 Description Article about the extent of the plastic crisis which mentions the discovery of the plastic-eating enzyme by researchers at the University. URL www.dailymagazine.news/our-plastic-addiction-has-reached-a-new-crisis-level-nid-694788.html Persons John McGeehan Title Bugs can help in plastic fight Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 5/09/18 Description At a time when plastic pollution is reaching catastrophic levels, scientists have made some discoveries which indicate that digestive enzymes produced by some plastic-eating bugs may provide a solution to complete recycling of plastic. URL www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=199872&sid=5&sid=5 Persons John McGeehan Title Saving the planet from plastic Media name/outlet Rathbone Greenbank Investments Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 5/09/18 Description The environmental damage that plastic waste causes has become a global problem. Steps to address the issue are now being taken worldwide, with a reduction in non-biodegradable plastics a key goal. But how close is science to offering us viable solutions? Producer/Author Victoria Hoskins URL https://www.rathbonegreenbank.com/insight/saving-planet-plastic Persons John McGeehan Title Plastics and recycling Media name/outlet BBC 2 Radio Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 22/08/18 Description Discussion about plastics and recycling includes mention of Professor John McGeehan's research, in which he engineered an enzyme able to digest PET plastic URL mms.tveyes.com/mediaview/?U3RhdGlvbj01NzE1JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9OCUyRjIyJTJGMjAxOCUyMDE1JTNBNDMlM0ExNiZFbmREYXRlVGltZT04JTJGMjIlMkYyMDE4JTIwMTUlM0E0OCUzQTM2JlBhcnRuZXJJRD0xMTQ4NiZFeHBpcmF0aW9uPTglMkYyMyUyRjIwMTglMjAxMCUzQTMwJTNBNDQmTW9kRWRpdG9yRW5hYmxlPVRydWUmU2lnbmF0dXJlPTY4MTc5NmJiNTZmZmZhODAyZTg2NjhlOTc2N2I3NzIx Persons John McGeehan Title Bacteria could eat our plastic garbage Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Bild Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 22/07/18 URL https://www.bild.de/bild-plus/ratgeber/plastikmuell/bakterien/produzieren-plastik-fressende-enzyme-55419156,view=conversionToLogin.bild.html Persons John McGeehan Title Is Biodegradable Plastic The Answer To Our Plastic Pollution Problem? Media name/outlet Good Men Project Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/07/18 Description The products that decompose rather than stay around forever may be a necessity more than ever. Producer/Author Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer URL https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/plastic-pollution-sjbn/ Persons John McGeehan Title Newly Found Enzyme can Help Turn Plant Waste to Plastic Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet labroots Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 10/07/18 Producer/Author Carmen Leitch URL https://www.labroots.com/trending/cell-and-molecular-biology/12033/newly-found-enzyme-plant-waste-plastic Persons John McGeehan