How Superworms Can Help Solve Our Plastic Waste Crisis
Offered By: TEDx via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Discover how nature may hold the key to solving our plastic waste crisis in this TEDxUQ talk featuring Auslan sign language interpretation. Explore Dr. Chris Rinke's groundbreaking research on bacterial plastic degradation and the gut microbiomes of polystyrene-eating superworms. Learn about innovative approaches to tackling environmental challenges as Dr. Rinke, an ARC Future Fellow and Senior Lecturer at the Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, shares insights into the potential of these remarkable creatures to address one of our most pressing global issues.
Syllabus
How superworms can help solve our plastic waste crisis (with Auslan) | Chris Rinke | TEDxUQ
Taught by
TEDx
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