💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🍪🧪 Researchers at Southern #Illinois University programmed #yeast to convert #PET #plastic and agricultural waste into edible ingredients.

A hydrothermal process breaks the #waste down, then engineered yeast builds #proteins, #vitamins, and flavorings that get #3D-printed into #cookies called µBites. The #NASA-linked project aims to create #food for disaster zones and deep-space missions.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-08-yeasts-pet-plastic-crop-protein.html

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