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Biodegradation of Polystyrene by Pseudomonas sp. Isolated from the Gut of Superworms (Larvae of Zophobas atratus)

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Tuning the Properties of Furandicarboxylic Acid-Based Polyesters with Copolymerization: A Review

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Innovation by Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life (Nobel Lecture)

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NADPH-Driven Organohalide Reduction by a Nonrespiratory Reductive Dehalogenase

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Characterization and engineering of a plastic-degrading aromatic polyesterase

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Automatic Chemical Design Using a Data-Driven Continuous Representation of Molecules

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A Bird’s-Eye View of Enzyme Evolution: Chemical, Physicochemical, and Physiological Considerations

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Anaerobic degradation of phenanthrene by a sulfate-reducing enrichment culture

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A review of the pathways of human exposure to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and present understanding of health effects

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Critical Review of Environmental Occurrence and Bioremediation

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The unsteady state and inertia of chemical regulation under the US Toxic Substances Control Act

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Anaerobic Microbial Degradation of Hydrocarbons: From Enzymatic Reactions to the Environment

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(2015) Gordon Gribble   Marine Drugs

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An evolutionary biochemist's perspective on promiscuity

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The University of Minnesota Pathway Prediction System: multi-level prediction and visualization

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