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JOY Drive

26 Jul 2023

Hungry caterpillars: Feed me plastic waste now! Yum! Burp!

Environment

Hungry caterpillars: Feed me plastic waste now! Yum! Burp!

Research underway at Macquarie University may hold the key to solving Australia’s growing plastic waste problem and it involves very hungry caterpillars.  This is truly fascinating and exciting!

Guest:  Amy Cain – Associate Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University.

Presenter:  Warren Andrew

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