Mealworms can safely consume toxic additive-containing plastic

Thursday, December 19, 2019 - 10:50 in Physics & Chemistry

Tiny mealworms may hold part of the solution to our giant plastics problem. Not only are they able to consume various forms of plastic, as previous Stanford research has shown, they can eat Styrofoam containing a common toxic chemical additive and still be safely used as protein-rich feedstock for other animals, according to a new … Continue reading Mealworms can safely consume toxic additive-containing plastic

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