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Demo plant produces industrial sugars from mixed household waste fractions

Envirotec Magazine

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. Building manufacturing capabilities in Europe will reduce the carbon footprint of shipping materials from cheaper producers, such as Asia,” adds Nick.

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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?

Grist

Transgenic organisms contain DNA from other species.) For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. Many children didn’t survive the schools, which were often run by Christian organizations. government.

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First GMO mosquitoes to be released in the Florida Keys

Grist

This spring, the biotechnology company Oxitec plans to release genetically modified, or GM, mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. While there have been more than 7,300 dengue cases reported in the United States between 2010 and 2020, a majority are contracted in Asia and the Caribbean, according to the U.S. I don’t care.”.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

environmental organization, the Natural Resources Defense Council. . Starting out as an intern while working on his thesis about organic waste management, he rose meteorically in a few short years to a position of leadership, with 600 people behind him. LinkedIn | Twitter. Hana Kajimura, 28. LinkedIn .