Genetically engineered bacteria could become polymer factories of the future. Bacteria can now turn non-natural chemicals into polythioesters — a new class of thermoplastic polymers hitherto inaccessible through chemical synthesis.
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Doi, Y. Unnatural biopolymers. Nature Mater 1, 207–208 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat783
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