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Would you eat a cookie that began life as a discarded plastic bottle? Researchers in Illinois have used engineered yeast to turn compounds derived from plastic

Crime News • 2026-08-25 17:31 UTC • By Billy Odell Tucker-Robinson
Would you eat a cookie that began life as a discarded plastic bottle? Researchers in Illinois have used engineered yeast to turn compounds derived from plastic
Would you eat a cookie that began life as a discarded plastic bottle? Researchers in Illinois have used engineered yeast to turn compounds derived from plastic bottles and crop waste into protein-rich, 3D-printed snacks called µBites [▻](https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2092270893632536576/vi…
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