The dye industry, heavy on the use of petrochemicals, is one of the world’s biggest polluters. Now dyes can be made by microorganisms that -grow- colors.

  • SW42@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I hope they’re not using dihydrogen monoxide for this. Literally anyone that consumes it dies.

  • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    I really like the specification of petrochemicals. Thats make a significant difference. That is awesome, the more places we can cut those industries out the better.

  • EndOfLine@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I thought the pic was 3 cookies and was all excited. Then I read the headline. I probably should not be left unsupervised in a lab.