NTU Singapore scientists develop artificial ‘worm gut’ to break down plastics (IMAGE)

Nanyang Technological University

NTU Singapore scientists develop artificial ‘worm gut’ to break down plastics

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The NTU scientists fed the worms with different plastic diets and extracted the microbiomes from their gut, incubating them in flasks to form an artificial ‘worm gut’.

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NTU Singapore

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