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Millions of years of evolution guide AI search for pollution-fighting enzymes

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 2 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Millions of years of evolution guide AI search for pollution-fighting enzymes”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Databases around the world contain information on millions upon millions of enzymes that have the potential to degrade pollutants like plastic. Scientists at Murdoch University's Bioplastics Innovation Hub are combining machine learning technology and biochemistry to identify which of these enzymes have the potential to break down plastic and other…
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Millions of years of evolution guide AI search for pollution-fighting enzymes
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