Cost-Effective Urine Recycling Enabled by a Synthetic Osteoyeast Platform for Production of Hydroxyapatite

Repurposing Urine Into a Valuable Biomaterial Could Benefit Dental Implants, and Construction

A key chemical in urine can help make a high-value mineral for use in medicine, construction, and more — cheaply and efficiently.

Cost-effective urine recycling enabled by a synthetic osteoyeast platform for production of hydroxyapatite

Recycling human urine offers a sustainable solution to environmental challenges posed by conventional wastewater treatment. While it is possible to recover nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus from urine, the low economic value of these products limits large-scale adoption. Here, we show that engineered yeast can convert urine into hydroxyapatite (HAp), a high-value biomaterial widely used in bone and dental applications. Inspired by the biolo…

Microbes used to create usable materials from urine

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), UC Irvine and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have used microbes to turn human urine into hydroxyapatite. The team published their work in Nature Communications.  The scientists genetically modified yeast to take the phosphorus and calcium from urine and create hydroxyapatite, a mineral naturally produced… The post Microbes used to create usable materials…

Modified yeast "pee-cycles" urine into a valuable biomedical product

There may be a new use for that urine you've been so thoughtlessly flushing. Scientists say it could be an alternate source of a valuable bone- and tooth-repair material, with a little help from a genetically modified type of yeast.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Recycling, Sewage, Yeast

Genetically Modified Yeast Turns Urine into Bone Material

Genetically modified yeast transforms human urine into hydroxyapatite, a valuable biomaterial for bone repair, enhancing wastewater treatment efficiency.