Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade ...
Federica Bertocchini at the Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research and her colleagues have isolated unique, plastic-eating enzymes from the saliva of wax worms. These biological agents ...
Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste. This is based on research published in October that could create new ways to deal with plastic ...
Choose suitable materials from which to create an adequate worm bed. The container should be sturdy, at least 8 inches deep and constructed of wood or plastic with plenty of drainage holes.
Could the solution to plastic pollution be found inside the mouths of tiny wax worms? Higher nutrient levels in the sea are caused by fertilisers, waste water, and sewage discharges. The monks ...
If you find a hammerhead worm in your garden, capture it in a sealable plastic bag or some other sealable container like a glass jar with a lid. Most sources advise tossing the sealed container ...
Last time we talked about a video that purported to do plastic welding, we mentioned that the process wasn’t really plastic welding as we understood it. Judging by the comments, many people ...
Tracking the evolution of a family of proteins involved in DNA repair and replication has enabled researchers to show how life adapted to oxygen billions of years ago. Researchers have analyzed almost ...
Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...
They found this "saliva" contained two critical enzymes ... decades to centuries to fully break down. Letting these worms loose in a plastic-polluted environment could be dangerous to ecosystems ...