For its part, Diversa is developing enzymes capable of breaking down hemicellulose.
When they enjoyed some possession they often looked capable of breaking down an Australian defence that was a long way from its best.
Most notably by conducting illicit experiments with LSD in the hope that it would be the ultimate truth serum, capable of breaking down enemy agents.
It is possible to calculate the flexural (bending) response of a tabular iceberg to long Southern Ocean swells, and it has been found that a serious storm is capable of breaking down most bergs larger than 1 km into fragments.
My mother duly upheld her end of that bargain, maturing to become a nurse, a teacher, a dancer, a ceramicist, a couturier, and, impressively, a butcher, capable of breaking down any animal into tidy parcels of meat.
In a Gaian twist, initial genetic examination revealed the bacteria, named Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6, may have evolved enzymes specifically capable of breaking down PET in response to the accumulation of the plastic in the environment in the past 70 years.
Frank Lampard's first-half goal was always likely to be enough against a Leicester team whose work rate could not be faulted but who never looked capable of breaking down City's defence, in which the much-criticised Eliaquim Mangala was impressive, even after the captain, Vincent Kompany, added to Pellegrini's woes by pulling his hamstring.
Matej Vydra's late goal, the former Watford striker's first for the club, prevented Albion being beaten for a fifth successive game but it was not so much the result which upset those supporters who greeted the final whistle with a chorus of half-hearted booing as a performance during which they rarely looked capable of breaking down a solid if unambitious Hull side.
Sunderland's pressure and positional discipline provided a tough challenge for a Reds side that rarely provided the guile and invention to show they were capable of breaking down their hosts.
Recent studies, however, have demonstrated a promising potential treatment option with the help of the serum enzyme butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), which is capable of breaking down naturally occurring -cocaine before the drug can influence the reward centers of the brain or affect other areas of the body.
