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1 Microbes that can digest plastics (1) low temperatures have been discovered by scientists in the Alps and the Arctic,which could be (2)valuable tool in recycling.Many microorganisms that can do this have already been found,but they can usually only work at temperatures above 30C(86F). This means that using them in industrial practice is prohibitively (3)(expense)because of the heating required.It also means (4) (use)them is not carbon neutral.Scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute WSL have found microbes that can do this at 15C.(5)could lead to a breakthrough in microbial recyeling.Their findings have been published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology.Dr Joel Ruthi from WSL (6)colleagues sampled 19 strains of bacteria and 15 of fungi growing on free-lying or intentionally (7)(bury)plastic kept in the ground for one year in Greenland, Svalbard and Switzerland.They let the microbes grow as single-strain(8)(culture)in the laboratory in darkness at 15C (9) tested them to see(10) they could digest different types of plastic. prohibitively:/prau'hrbitrvlr/adv.(价格)过高地 Swiss Federal Institute WSL:Swiss Federal Institute for Forest,Snow and Landscape Research瑞士联邦森林、雪与景观研究所 culture:/'kAltfa(r)/v.to grow a group of cells or bacteria for medical or scientific study培养（细胞或细菌） 1.at 2.a 3.expensive 4.using 5.which 6.and 7.buried 8.cultures 9.if/whether 10.and 2 The Australian government will ban e-cigarettes through a heavy set of controls on imports(1)packaging to discourage vaping,especially among teens,under its biggest smoking reforms in more than a decade.Australian Health Minister Mark Butler on May 2 said vaping has become a top behavioral issue in high schools and a(2)(grow)problem in elementary schools but recognized the products have a therapeutic use under the right(3)(circumstance).Vaping involves heating a liquid(4)contains nicotine in an e-cigarette which is vaporized and inhaled by the user.It is(5)(wide)seen as an alternative to smoking cigarettes and a