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Microplastics Pollution and its Remediation
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This publication reviews the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the environment and explores biological and technological strategies for remediation, including microbial degradation and engineered solutions. It highlights the urgent need for practical cleanup approaches as microplastics continue to accumulate across ecosystems worldwide.
and immunoassays for the diagnosis of Aeromonas hydrophila.His research interests are focused on building novel biosynthetic pathways for production of medically and industrially important biomolecules.Additionally, his laboratory is working on CRISPR-Cas9 tools for genome editing.He has more than 12 years of research and teaching experience in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, bioinformatics, microbiology, and industrial microbiology.
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