Vitamin B10, also called PABA, is an organic compound that was once used widely in sunscreens. This article tells you everything you need to know about vitamin B10.

Genetically engineered bacteria have been created that can convert polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the polymer plastic ...

Here's a rather novel way to keep trash out of landfills: engineering biologists at the University of Edinburgh have ...

In this week’s Science for All newsletter, Vasudevan Mukunth discusses new research which holds the potential to address the plastic problem by converting it into a useful drug.

Merging synthetic organic chemistry and biotechnology, researchers have engineered Escherichia coli that can synthesize small molecules (including paracetamol) from a plastic waste product ...

Sunscreen Allergens. PABA and its esters were among the earliest UV absorbers to be introduced in the United States, and sensitization was documented as early as 1947. [] PABA is a member of the ...

Lance Owyhee, an intern with the Food Sovereignty Program, works with the Desert Farming Initiative to promote Indigenous food traditions. Photo by Robert Moore. In this first-person narrative, Lance ...