Paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, is widely used to treat pain and fever. It is produced from molecules derived from ...

Move over crude oil, scientists have found a way to turn plastic waste into paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, using a ...

Scientists have discovered that a strain of common faecal bacteria can convert plastic waste into the drug paracetamol, a ...

Scientists have found a way to use the bacteria E. coli to convert plastic waste into a popular painkiller, a study said ...

Paracetamol production could be revolutionised by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday plastic waste into ...

A study from the University of Edinburgh suggests that an E.coli bacterium could convert plastic waste into paracetamol with ...

First the chemists used a molecule derived from PET plastic, which is used in bottles and many other plastic products the world over, to spark a chemical reaction in a strain of E.coli.

Paracetamol can be made by combining the bacteria E.coli and plastic waste, scientists have discovered. ... First the chemists used a molecule derived from PET plastic, ...