Fact or Fiction: Researchers Create Cookie Made Out of Plastic?
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American scientists have turned waste plastic into proteins, vitamins and flavoring using yeast and printed a cookie from it. The idea is primarily intended for astronauts on long space journeys, but could one day come in handy on Earth as well.
Scientists in the US have developed a groundbreaking method that turns plant waste and PET plastic bottles into nutritious food. This technique could revolutionize space missions and help fight hunger on Earth.
At a conference, a NASA-funded team of researchers presented a protein-rich cookie that produced yeasts from plastic and agricultural waste. This article was sorted under Internet & Webworld.
A research team at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has reprogrammed yeasts to produce edible pastries from plastic waste and crop residues.The work, funded by NASA, was presented at the American Chemical Society's meeting and aims at two problems at the same time: growing hunger on Earth and the diet of future spacefarers. Image: SIU Carbondale Communications Two problems, one cookie Global food demand will rise by 35 to 56 percent by 20…
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