3 days ago I wrote a post about the Plastic Problem In Indonesia.
@jaki01 had a great suggestion to solve the problem, bacteria!
It's ANTI-PLASTIC FANTASTIC
Plastic usually takes decades to biodegrade, however the gut bacteria in plodia interpunctella's larvae may be able to speed up the process significantly.
Scientists discovered on November 13th that a certain caterpillar can nibble through polyethylene plastic. The caterpillar's digestive bacteria is the crucial part of this process.
Researchers originally reported this at the annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology.
Caterpillars Won't Save The World
But if we could separate the magic bacteria in these caterpillars, then douse plastic with it, we may see some outstanding results!
The Magic Of It All
A caterpillar which only eats bran and wheat produces a bacteria called Turicibacter.
However, the caterpillars which ate plastic has a more diverse digestive tract. They had high levels of a few different bacterias: epidimonas, Pseudomonas, Rhizobiales and Methylobacteriaceae.
Some of these bacteria have been shown to colonize and help degrade plastics in the ocean, so it makes sense that the microorganisms also appear to be helping the caterpillars break down plastics.
says study coauthor Anisha Navlekar of Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
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I am currently working in association with @samstonehill on the following projects:
@steemmasters which provides FREE TUTORIALS, personal training & resteeming services. Website HERE.
@charitysteemit which aims to help charity campaign gain traction on Steemit and help the affected people, check out our most recent post HERE.
A member of the Steemit Bloggers Community, heading the CHARITY Q&A. Join us on Discord, we don't bite.
Avid graphic designer, if you want a Gif like above made by me or a banner like below contact @chron on Steemit.chat (we can discuss rates there).
Here is a list of Steemit Witness I have voted for & recommend you do the same:
@teamsteem @timcliff @jesta @good-karma @someguy123 @blocktrades @pfunk @klye @krnel @blueorgy @ausbitbank, @pharesim & @thecryptodrive
Without them the our beautiful decentralized platform would sink!
Learn what this means HERE and place your vote HERE.