Scientists at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have found a way to transform discarded plastic bottles into L-DOPA, one of the most widely used medicines for Parkinson’s disease. Using engineered E. coli bacteria, they converted PET plastic into the drug through a biological process—turning waste into a valuable resource for sustainable medicine production.
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Botellas de plástico se transforman en medicamento contra el Parkinson

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Científicos de la Universidad de Edimburgo, en Escocia, han logrado convertir botellas de plástico desechadas en L-DOPA, uno de los tratamientos más utilizados contra el Parkinson. Mediante bacterias E. coli modificadas, transformaron plástico PET en el medicamento, demostrando cómo los residuos pueden convertirse en un recurso para producir fármacos de forma más sostenible.

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