SINGAPORE – Record seizures of synthetic drugs in East and South-east Asia have set off alarm bells, as reports emerge of heightened production in Myanmar amid the chaos of civil war.

Much of what she finds is textile waste: scraps of synthetic clothing that take decades or centuries to biodegrade. Her message is clear: look what we consume and look where it ends up.

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Synthetic mirror bacteria may pose serious health and ecological risks, sparking calls for a broad effort to assess and mitigate potential dangers. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Researchers are warning of ...

The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R China ...