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Lamps by Biohm are made from coffee and orange peel

AGreenLiving

Biohm, a London biotech and biomanufacturing startup, has created a line of sustainable lampshades called Obscure that are made of 100% coffee chaff and orange peel. And, therefore, to create ethically-sourced and locally-fabricated high-performance sustainable products.

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How regulations can tear down the barriers faced by the cultivated meat industry

Business Green

"In such markets, the development of standards can play a vital role in turning innovation into reality." The report argues legislation will have a huge role to play in the future of cultivated meats, as effective rules are reqiured to reassure customers that cultivated meats can be ethically produced and safe to eat.

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Should we genetically edit the food we eat? Two experts offer their thoughts

Business Green

We also work to improve plant biotechnologies and have contributed to proof-of-concept studies demonstrating that genome editing can be used to develop useful traits in barley, brassica and potatoes by deleting just a few letters of DNA. So of course they protect these innovations through patents and intellectual property rights.