Tiny Algae Clean Up Corn Waste Water While Making Useful Protein
Corn tortilla production in Mexico creates millions of gallons of toxic wastewater every year that pollutes rivers and lakes. Scientists discovered that a …
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Special Microbes From Food Waste Cut Cow Methane by 25%
Scientists in India created a special mixture of helpful microbes grown from fruit and vegetable waste that they added to cow feed. When they tested it on …
Read MoreLettuce Scraps Could Be Turned Into Healthy Medicine
Scientists discovered that the parts of lettuce we usually throw away are packed with healthy compounds that could be used to make medicines and supplements. …
Read MoreScientists Engineer Yeast to Make Vitamin D from Citrus Peels
Researchers have genetically modified baker's yeast to produce much higher levels of ergosterol, a compound that becomes vitamin D when exposed to sunlight. In …
Read MoreFish Waste Could Become Medicine and Health Supplements
Scientists discovered that leftover fish skin and bones from crevalle jack (a type of ocean fish) contain valuable materials that could be used to make …
Read MoreMushroom Stems Change Fish Gut Bacteria in Healthy Ways
Scientists fed rainbow trout different types of mushroom stem meals to see how it affected their gut bacteria. They tested three types of mushrooms—button …
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