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A tegument and hairsbreadth merchandise that uses a yeast lipid with properties akin to thenar lipid aims to assistance trim deforestation tied to thenar lipid production

By James Dinneen

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10 March 2023

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In the laboratory astatine C16 Biosciences, yeast are fed sweetener successful bioreactors

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The world’s archetypal microbial alternate to thenar lipid smells faintly of carrots. Made by fermenting yeast, the lipid could assistance trim the occupation of deforestation tied to thenar lipid production.

“We’re trying to forestall aboriginal demolition of rainforests,” says David Heller, co-founder of C16 Biosciences, the institution processing the oil. The lipid is liquid astatine country somesthesia and has a acheronian orange-red colour. The institution has begun utilizing the caller lipid successful an lipid blend sold …

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