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Scientists discover bacteria that could help global packaging crisis.

A new development in packaging may solve a rising quandary in pollution. First breaking on CNN's social media, scientists in Japan have confirmed a bacterium that eats plastic. According to reports, this strain of bacteria fully breaks down polyethylene terephthalate (PET) most commonly used in consumer packaging.

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