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Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Edible Cookies
TL;DRScientists engineered yeast to convert plastic waste into edible cookie material.
Why it matters: Could reduce plastic pollution while creating alternative food sources in resource-constrained environments.
A team of researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale engineered yeast to create cookies that were 3D printed out of plastic waste, reports Futurism: The yeast breaks down the components of plastic compounds and agricultural byproducts like discarded plant stalks into…
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