Plastic-eating superworms with ‘recycling plant’ in their guts might get a job gobbling up waste | South China Morning Post

Scientists from Australia’s University of Queensland have discovered that a type of beetle larvae called Zophobas morio can consume and break down polystyrene. Research published in the scientific journal Microbial Genomics on June 9, 2022, says the superworms possess special gut enzymes that can break down plastic.…

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