费代丽卡希望能找到蜡螟消化塑料的关键，比如某种酶，然后量产这种分子来降解塑料。到时候去垃圾掩埋场喷洒一些溶液——这显然比养上一百万条虫子要简单方便多了。

　　塑料污染实在太常见了，常见到我们时常忘了它，科学家却从未放过这个问题，一个没有无处不在塑料污染的地球，也许就在不远处了。

　　信息来源：

Bombelli, Paolo et al. (2017). Polyethylene bio-degradation by caterpillars of the wax moth Galleria mellonella, Current Biology , Volume 27 , Issue 8 , R292 - R293,

Russell, J. R., Huang, J., Anand, P., Kucera, K., Sandoval, A. G., Dantzler, K. W., ... & Marks, D. H. (2011). Biodegradation of polyester polyurethane by endophytic fungi. Applied and environmental microbiology, 77(17), 6076-6084.

Yang, J., Yang, Y., Wu, W. M., Zhao, J., & Jiang, L. (2014). Evidence of polyethylene biodegradation by bacterial strains from the guts of plastic-eating waxworms. Environmental science & technology, 48(23), 13776-13784.

A CSIC scientist discovers that wax worms eat plastic. (2017). EurekAlert!.https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/snrc-acs042117.php

Schlanger, Z. (2017). Scientists have discovered a worm that eats plastic bags and leave behind antifreeze. Quartz. https://qz.com/967215/scientists-have-discovered-a-worm-that-eats-plastic-bags-and-leave-behind-antifreeze/

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