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Two young scientists break down plastics with bacteria
About this film
Once it's created, plastic (almost) never dies. While in 12th grade Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao went in search of a new bacteria to biodegrade plastic -- specifically by breaking down phthalates, a harmful plasticizer. They found an answer surprisingly close to home.
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TED.com
Subjects
TEDTalks, TED, Talks, bacteria, biology, plastic, pollution, science, youth, TED2013, 2013
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