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Engineered yeasts help turn PET plastic and crop waste into protein-rich cookies
Carbondale Communications Plastic might be the last ingredient you would ever add to a cookie recipe.
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Carbondale Communications Plastic might be the last ingredient you would ever add to a cookie recipe. But a team of researchers is looking to change that. They've programmed yeasts to turn plastic and agricultural waste into edible proteins and flavoring molecules, creating a treat from trash.
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