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	Podcast:		Saturday Morning
	Episode:		Turning plastic into paracetamol
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:06:09
	Publish Date:		2025-07-04 19:35:00
	Description:		We may think of rubbish as something to throw away, burn or bury - but what if we could turn waste into fragrance, food flavouring or medicine? Professor Stephen Wallace from the University of Edinburgh have just published a new study into genetically programming bacteria such as E-Coli to turn plastic bottles into paracetamol.
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