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An an appetite for polystyrene

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Mikrobiologe Dr. Chris Rinke im Labor Source: CR

A species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale. Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered the common Zophobas morio ‘superworm’ can eat through polystyrene, thanks to a bacterial enzyme in their gut.


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By Wolfgang Mueller

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A species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale. Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered the common Zophobas morio ‘superworm’ can eat through polystyrene, thanks to a bacterial enzyme in their gut.


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Chris Rinke und seine Frau sammeln Plastik auf einsamer Pazifikinsel Source: CR
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Source: CR

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