Plastic pollution may have met its match: The saliva of wax worms

Plastic-Gobbling Enzymes in Worm Spit May Help Ease Pollution

Can caterpillar spit save the planet? New study reveals wax worm saliva contains enzymes that mitigate plastic pollution. 🐛🐛🐛 O

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Lowly wax worm's saliva may boost fight against plastic pollution

Wax worm saliva and the enzymes therein are the key to polyethylene degradation by Galleria mellonella

Flying toward a plastic-free world: Can Drosophila serve as a model organism to develop new strategies of plastic waste management? - ScienceDirect

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Greater Wax Worms – What Are They Good For? 🪱🪱 Plastic pollution may have met its match and the humble wax worms are the heroes of the story. A group

Humble' worm saliva can break down tough plastic

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