Scientists make Parkinson's drug from plastic in world first

Scientists make Parkinson's drug from plastic in world first

It's easy to see discarded plastic as nothing more than waste. Much of it ends up in landfill, breaking down into microplastics that seep into water supplies and threaten the environment, and potentially human health. But what if the same plastic waste could instead be transformed into life-saving medicines?

Scientists make Parkinson’s drug from plastic in world first

Photka/Shutterstock.comIt’s easy to see discarded plastic as nothing more than waste. Much of it ends up in landfill, breaking down into microplastics that seep into water supplies and threaten the environment, and potentially human health. But what if the same plastic waste could instead be transformed into life-saving medicines? In a recent study published in Nature Sustainability, scientists at the University of Edinburgh have shown that ever…