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‘Superworms’ Can Digest Styrofoam, Australian Scientists Find
(Bloomberg) -- Scientists in Australia have discovered that superworms can live and even grow on a diet of only polystyrene, also known colloquially as Styrofoam. Superworm is a common name for the larval stages of the darkling beetle (Zophobas morio). The researchers described their finding as a “first step” in discovering natural enzymes that could be used to recycle this type of plastic.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/superworms-can-digest-styrofoam-australian-scientists-find-1.1776681
(Bloomberg) -- Scientists in Australia have discovered that superworms can live and even grow on a diet of only polystyrene, also known colloquially as Styrofoam. Superworm is a common name for the larval stages of the darkling beetle (Zophobas morio). The researchers described their finding as a “first step” in discovering natural enzymes that could be used to recycle this type of plastic.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/superworms-can-digest-styrofoam-australian-scientists-find-1.1776681