Superworms Digest Plastic, with Help from Their Bacterial Sidekicks (IMAGE)

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Superworms Digest Plastic, with Help from Their Bacterial Sidekicks

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Bacteria from the gut of superworms can degrade polystyrene (white material).

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Adapted from <i>Environmental Science & Technology</i> <b>2020</b>, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01495

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