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Plastic-eating caterpillars could save the planet
Most scientific research follows a logical progression, with one experiment following up on the findings of another. Every now and then, however, serendipity plays a part. Such is the case with a paper just published in Current Biology, which reveals to the world a moth capable of chewing up plastic.
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The important thing, as they point out, is what do they poop. I'd be very surprised if they're able to digest polyethylene.
Yeah,they must have some really interesting gut bacteria.