Wax Worms Eat Plastic. But Can They Clean Up Our Trash Pollution?
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Wax Worms Eat Plastic. But Can They Clean Up Our Trash Pollution?
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Wax Worm Saliva Is the Unlikely Hero of Fighting Plastic Waste
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