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

Plastic-gobbling enzymes in wax worm spit offer slobbery solution to help ease pollution - YP

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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Wax worm spit: a promising weapon in the fight against plastic pollution

Wax worm saliva rapidly breaks down plastic bags, scientists discover, Plastics

Mycotecture — the use of mushrooms and other fungal substances for architectural purposes — could be key to building affordable, fire-resistant, insulated habitats on the Moon and Mars. NASA aims to experiment

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

Humble' worm saliva can break down tough plastic

Wax Moth - What Is It Good For? - Wokingham & District Beekeepers Assocciation

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Scientists find worm spit that breaks down plastic. Could it save the planet?, story

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