Synthesis of Biodegradable Plastics by Engineered Enzymes Enabled by Machine Learning
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Synthesis of Biodegradable Plastics by Engineered Enzymes Enabled by Machine Learning
PI: Frances Arnold
Research Team: Ethan Quinn
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Division of Biology and Biological Engineering
Climate Science Initiative and Ecology and Biosphere Engineering Initiative
2025 Explorer grant
Sustainable large-scale synthesis of useful biodegradable plastics can be facilitated by evolved enzymes created through machine learning guided directed evolution.