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Get ready for the next wave of GMOs

GreenBiz

They were led by José Bové , a left-wing activist famous for his skirmishes with the law and his tremendous moustache. Scientists at the biotech firm Corteva, for example, have developed a high-yield strain of a variety of corn used in food additives and adhesives. Gene-edited crops already exist.

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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. They regularly use excess resources/wastes and byproducts, aiming to reduce use of plastics by replacing them in various products they create. Biohm Images via Biohm.

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Why We’re Excited about Synthetic Biology

Better Ventures

in 2003 (cumulatively) to under $1,000 today, a reduction far outpacing Moore’s Law. Our second synbio investment is in Debut Biotech , a San Diego-based startup that is developing an innovative approach to continuous flow bio-manufacturing using cell-free systems. invested in 2018 according to SynBioBeta.

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Get ready for the next wave of GMOs

AGreenLiving

They were led by José Bové , a left-wing activist famous for his skirmishes with the law and his tremendous moustache. Scientists at the biotech firm Corteva, for example, have developed a high-yield strain of a variety of corn used in food additives and adhesives. Gene-edited crops already exist.

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Get ready for the next wave of GMOs

AGreenLiving

They were led by José Bové , a left-wing activist famous for his skirmishes with the law and his tremendous moustache. Scientists at the biotech firm Corteva, for example, have developed a high-yield strain of a variety of corn used in food additives and adhesives. Gene-edited crops already exist.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.