VIMS makes ocean-safe biodegradable ‘plastic’ from bacteria

PHA's can be fashioned into microbeads, as powder or melted and extruded, will biodegrade into marine environment

For one week last August, Hampton Roads followed the progress of a sickly young sei whale as she swam erratically…

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Daily Press, 2015-01-18.

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College of William and Mary
National Geographic
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

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