26/08/2024
Scientists have discovered how to take our plastic rubbish and recycle it into vanilla flavoring for food.
To do this, they use E.Coli. (No, that's not Eddie the collie dog, it's literally the stuff that made the Olympic swimmers throw up.)
We're in a plastic pollution crisis, so I guess one way to solve the problem is to eat the problem.
Interesting point to note: it's not run of the mill e.coli bacteria that they use... they genetically modify it first.
I'm a big fan of interesting and unique ways to solve the planet's crises, but maybe the research money would be better spent teaching and encouraging people to grow their own food?
https://www.hudsonalpha.org/upcycling-plastic-bottles-into-vanilla-flavoring/ #:~:text=Scientists%20from%20the%20University%20of,synthesis%20of%20vanilla%20from%20glucose.
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