Tiny mealworms may hold part of the solution to the world ' s giant plastics problem.

Not only are mealworms able to consume various forms of plastic, new research from Stanford shows they can eat Styrofoam containing a common toxic chemical additive and still be safely used as protein-rich feedstock for other animals.This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.
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