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These worms can eat plastic. Not only that, but they can digest it too! In the fifth and final episode of 'Planet Fix', we speak to the scientists exploring ...
#climatechange #plastic #globalwarming 0:00 - Intro0:24 - What researchers discovered0:49 - Bio recycling0:58 - Why plastic is becoming a dangerous issue1:25...
24 kwi 2024 · Bertocchini, an amateur beekeeper, threw some of the waxworms in a plastic bag after cleaning her hive, and left them alone.
25 maj 2017 · Paolo Bombelli and Chris Howe from the University of Cambridge, and Federica Bertocchini from CSIC discovered that wax worms (Galleria mellonella) are capable of degrading plastic.
7 paź 2022 · Wax worms, or moth larvae that live in the honeycombs of beehives, have two enzymes in their saliva that break down the plastic at room temperature within just a few hours, according to the...
24 kwi 2017 · But a team of European scientists may have found a unique solution to the plastic problem. They discovered that a common insect can chew sizable holes in a plastic shopping bag within 40 minutes.
5 paź 2022 · Spanish researchers say they've discovered chemicals in the wax worm's drool that break down polyethylene, a tough and durable material. The researchers say that one hour's exposure to the saliva...
