Wax Worms May Provide a Solution to Plastic Pollution - The Permaculture Research Institute
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Last updated 09 Jul 2024
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Wax worm saliva and the enzymes therein are the key to polyethylene degradation by Galleria mellonella
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This Worm Can Eat Plastic!
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Superworms for bioremediation of polystyrene: ideas for extending the (re)processing? (bugs forum at permies)
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Wax Worms Eat Plastic. But Can They Clean Up Our Trash Pollution?
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Plastic Eating Worm Could Help Ease Pollution
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It's official! PRI Vietnam is alive! - The Permaculture Research Institute
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Degraded Land Impacts The Metabolism Of Local Bees - The Permaculture Research Institute
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Wax worm saliva rapidly breaks down plastic bags, scientists discover, Plastics
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The hungry gut bacteria that enable waxworms to live on plastic waste
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Wax worm saliva and the enzymes therein are the key to polyethylene degradation by Galleria mellonella
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