Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the United States have developed an experimental food technology that uses compounds derived from agricultural waste and discarded plastic bottles to produce protein-rich, 3D-printed snacks called µBites.

Engineered yeast converts the waste-derived compounds into protein and other food ingredients.

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