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I assumed this to be the missing word based on my prior knowledge of recycling, petroleum, etc. Still, the title should have included this. How did such an ob

I assumed this to be the missing word based on my prior knowledge of recycling, petroleum, etc. Still, the title should have included this. How did such an obviously bad title get through the review process?

gnicholas 4y ago
If you're referring to the scientific review process, the title of the actual article is even more opaque: > Sourcing thermotolerant poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase scaffolds from natural diversity If you're referring to HN, there is no formal review process — it's just upvoting/flagging. If a title issue is caught early enough, the submitter can change it. Sometimes @dang comes in and cleans things up.
- culi 4y ago
  The title used in the linked article isn't so bad though a bit long: > Scientists Discover Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper To Recycle Waste Polyester Textiles and Bottles Than Making Them From Petroleum The subtitle is also quite helpful: > Using Machine Learning, NREL-Led Team Discovered Variants of 'Plastic-Eating' Enzymes Adapted To Deconstructing All Varieties of PET—Even Durable Crystalline Varieties