Once it's created, plastic 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. Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao have identified a new bacteria that breaks down nasty compounds called phthalates, common to flexible plastics and linked to health problems…

 

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> Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada : http://bit.ly/12ZbUch

> Miranda Wang/LinjedIn : http://linkd.in/12Zc9UP

> Jeanny Yao/LinkedIn : http://linkd.in/12Zcebe