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Plastic Eating Worms?
Is the discovery of plastic eating worms the solution to the world's plastic recycling problem? It seems like a promising, naturally occurring solution to break down polyethylene (PE) plastic, a major pollutant, through their unique enzymes. Edward and Lily outlines the discovery of this capability and explains the enzymatic mechanism responsible for the degradation.
Duration: 12:39
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