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'We were genuinely surprised': 'Superworms' can clean extremely delicate skeletons lickety-split, and that's a game changer for museums

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Superworms have demonstrated an unexpected ability to clean delicate skeletal specimens without damaging them, offering museums a faster and safer alternative to current preservation and curation methods.

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