Plastic-eating caterpillars: An escape from a shopping bag triggers an idea

Re:Plastic-eating caterpillars: An escape from a shopping ba... by andreasley on Thursday November 09, 2017 @06:58AM (#15661674)

This was in April 2017. A more recent report questions the previous publication:

"Although the biochemical decomposition has not yet been disproven, the sensational report of plastic eating caterpillars at least appears highly doubtful in the light of these results." [1]

[1] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170915144156.h...

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Re:Plastic-eating caterpillars: An escape from a shopping ba... by vorotato on Thursday November 09, 2017 @12:30PM (#15664187)

what about this? "To confirm it wasn't just the chewing mechanism of the caterpillars degrading the plastic, the team mashed up some of the worms and smeared them on polyethylene bags, with similar results.

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