Can Plastic-Eating Worms be the solution to plastic pollution crisis?
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Mar 12, 2024, 20:55 IST | Updated: Mar 12, 2024, 20:55 IST
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Could these wriggly worms be the answer to plastic pollution? That's what researchers from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) are hoping. They already know that the creatures' gut biomes break down the waste on a molecular level, and that they can be altered to degrade plastic even more effectively.
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