Meet the 'plastivore' caterpillars that grow fat from eating plastic

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose of. New research reveals how "plastivore" caterpillars can metabolically degrade plastics in a matter of days, not decades, and store them internally as body fat—but at what cost?

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