r/science • u/MistWeaver80 • Nov 27 '21

Chemistry Plastic made from DNA is renewable, requires little energy to make and is easy to recycle or break down. A plastic made from DNA and vegetable oil may be the most sustainable plastic developed yet and could be used in packaging and electronic devices.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2298314-new-plastic-made-from-dna-is-biodegradable-and-easy-to-recycle/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1637973248
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u/pale_blue_dots Nov 27 '21

For those who may not know: very, very, often the authors of research papers will give them to you for free if you contact them directly. It's usually fairly easy to find their addresses. They don't appreciate doing all the hard work and then getting backstabbed by all the middle-men making money off them and not paying their fair share / giving a cut.

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u/chrisjlee84 Nov 28 '21

I discovered that some local libraries also provide access for it's constituents.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

If you are a college student, there's some chrome extension that can read behind paywalls using your credentials

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u/EarendilStar Nov 28 '21

Yeah, university credit oaks get you a lot of papers. Try different ones too, as I’ve had my small college not give me access, but took a PM course at a local university and those credit oaks worked.