Genus colettes (IMAGE)

Virginia Tech

Genus colettes

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Genus colettes, aka the cellophane bee. These bees build their nests underground by producing a biodegradable polyethylene-like plastic. Jonathan Coote in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials hopes to study how they do this to reverse engineer a similar biodegradable plastic.

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Photo by Luke Hayes for Virginia Tech.

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