Re-release: The True Cavity Culprit, Modular Meds, Enzymes vs Plastic

Today, you’ll learn about how your brushing routine may not be the biggest factor in whether or not you get cavities, how a new method of building pharmaceutical production facilities may bring medical access to previously underserved regions, and how the discovery of a plastic-eating bacteria could revolutionize the recycling industry.

True Cavity Culprit 

• “Why People Who Brush Still Get Cavities” by Maggie Koerth
  • https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-people-who-brush-still-get-cavities/
• “How Can You Get Cavities If You Brush Your Teeth?” by davis & Beyer Dental Health Professionals
  • https://www.venicedentist.com/how-can-you-get-cavities-if-you-brush-your-teeth
• “History of Sugar” from Wikipedia
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sugar

Modular Meds

• “BioNTech plans to make vaccines in shipping containers” by The Economist
  • https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/biontech-plans-to-make-vaccines-in-shipping-containers/21807708
• “BioNTech Covid vaccine plan to ship container labs to Africa” By Jenny Hill
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60400114

Enzymes vs Plastic

• “The Future of Recycling May Be in Microbes” by Ula Chrobak
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/future-recycling-may-be-microbes-180979645/
• “Scientists uncover the secrets of a plastic-destroying enzyme” by Abe Musselman
  • https://www.inverse.com/innovation/enzyme-helps-bacteria-eat-plastic
• “Plastic-eating bacteria: Genetic engineering and environmental impact” by Scott Dutfield
  • https://www.livescience.com/plastic-eating-bacteria
• "Endlessly recyclable materials could fix our plastic waste crisis" by Katharine Sanderson
  • https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333763-000-endlessly-recyclable-materials-could-fix-our-plastic-waste-crisis/

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