Adam Guss (IMAGE) DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Caption ORNL’s Adam Guss and colleagues used synthetic biology to develop a custom microbe capable of converting deconstructed mixed plastic waste into valuable new materials. Credit Carlos Jones, ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy Usage Restrictions use photo credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.