For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn man-made bonds between silicon and carbon that exist in widely-used chemicals known as siloxanes, or silicones. The ...

The most common chemical bond in the living world—that between carbon and hydrogen—has long resisted attempts by chemists to crack it open, thwarting efforts to add new bells and whistles to old ...

A newly evolved enzyme could one day make silicone compounds biodegradable. For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn human-made bonds between silicon and carbon ...