Could the solution to plastic pollution be found inside the mouths of tiny wax worms? Higher nutrient levels in the sea are caused by fertilisers, waste water, and sewage discharges. The monks ...

Federica Bertocchini at the Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research and her colleagues have isolated unique, plastic-eating enzymes from the saliva of wax worms. These biological agents ...

Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste. This is based on research published in October that could create new ways to deal with plastic ...