Scientists unravel the 2,000-year-old shipworm mystery: the world’s most destructive mollusk
New research has found that shipworms digest wood using symbiotic microbes in their guts, a discovery that overturns previous insights and has significant implications for biotechnology and environmental modeling. A cross-section of Belfast dock pilings, riddled with shipwormholes. Credit: Barry Goodell Unlocking the secrets of the world’s most fascinating and destructive mollusk could impact everything … Read more