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Researchers from the Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria in Spain found that wax worms can do serious damage to a plastic bag in less than an hour.
'We have found that the larva of a common insect, Galleria mellonella, is able to biodegrade one of the toughest, most resilient, and most used plastics: polyethylene,' said Federica Bertocchini, who led the research.
The researchers showed that the wax worms were not only ingesting the plastic, they were also chemically transforming the polyethylene into ethylene glycol - a translucent alcohol.
Although wax worms wouldn't normally eat plastic, the researchers suspect that their ability is a byproduct of their natural habits.
Wax moths, which are found widely in Europe and eastern North America, lay their eggs inside beehives.
According to the a new study , which is published in Current Biology, the worms naturally hatch and grow on beeswax, which is composed of a highly diverse mixture of lipid compounds.
It's likely that digesting beeswax and polyethylene involves breaking down similar types of chemical bonds.
'Wax is a polymer, a sort of 'natural plastic,' and has a chemical structure not dissimilar to polyethylene,' Dr Bertocchini said.
As the molecular details of the process become known, the researchers say it could be used to devise a biotechnological solution to managing polyethylene waste.
They'll continue to explore the process in search of such a strategy.
'We are planning to implement this finding into a viable way to get rid of plastic waste, working towards a solution to save our oceans, rivers, and all the environment from the unavoidable consequences of plastic accumulation,' said Dr Bertocchini.
https://www.researchgate.net/blog/p...-caterpillar-can-help-us-get-rid-of-our-trash
'We have found that the larva of a common insect, Galleria mellonella, is able to biodegrade one of the toughest, most resilient, and most used plastics: polyethylene,' said Federica Bertocchini, who led the research.
The researchers showed that the wax worms were not only ingesting the plastic, they were also chemically transforming the polyethylene into ethylene glycol - a translucent alcohol.
Although wax worms wouldn't normally eat plastic, the researchers suspect that their ability is a byproduct of their natural habits.
Wax moths, which are found widely in Europe and eastern North America, lay their eggs inside beehives.
According to the a new study , which is published in Current Biology, the worms naturally hatch and grow on beeswax, which is composed of a highly diverse mixture of lipid compounds.
It's likely that digesting beeswax and polyethylene involves breaking down similar types of chemical bonds.
'Wax is a polymer, a sort of 'natural plastic,' and has a chemical structure not dissimilar to polyethylene,' Dr Bertocchini said.
As the molecular details of the process become known, the researchers say it could be used to devise a biotechnological solution to managing polyethylene waste.
They'll continue to explore the process in search of such a strategy.
'We are planning to implement this finding into a viable way to get rid of plastic waste, working towards a solution to save our oceans, rivers, and all the environment from the unavoidable consequences of plastic accumulation,' said Dr Bertocchini.
https://www.researchgate.net/blog/p...-caterpillar-can-help-us-get-rid-of-our-trash