Scientists develop pain-free blood sugar test for diabetics

Good News Notes: “Australian scientists say they have developed pain-free blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva. For diabetics, managing their blood sugar levels typically means pricking their fingers multiple times a day with a lancet and then placing a drop of blood on a testing strip. Understandably,…

Super Enzyme That Eats Plastic: Better Ways to Recycle

Good News Notes: “A newly discovered ‘super-enzyme’ could finally mean effective recycling of plastic bottles and other materials, scientists say. The plastic-eating bacteria can digest plastic six times faster than current methods of chemically breaking it down. Scientists first discovered one enzyme several years ago, and the new “cocktail” replaces a previous version that had less…