Submitted 4 days ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
The dye industry, heavy on the use of petrochemicals, is one of the world’s biggest polluters. Now dyes can be made by microorganisms that -grow- colors.
I thought the pic was 3 cookies and was all excited. Then I read the headline. I probably should not be left unsupervised in a lab.
I'm excited to see the first color to cause a mass health event because the color wasn't fully sterilized because of cost cutting. I'm sure people will be really normal about it.
Bets on red btw.
I hope they’re not using dihydrogen monoxide for this. Literally anyone that consumes it dies.
I really like the specification of petrochemicals. Thats make a significant difference. That is awesome, the more places we can cut those industries out the better.
Whoever wrote that headline needs to find a new way of making a living.
Going by ‘colour’, I’d guess that headline came from the UK. Writing them is a tricky, trippy task.
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 4 days ago
Microbes are still made of chemicals, it’s just different chemicals
EvilBit@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I hate the “chemicals bad” nonsense. It’s ignorant fearmongering. Meanwhile I eat chemicals for breakfast.
magnetosphere@fedia.io 4 days ago
“It’s 100% natural!”
“So is arsenic.”
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When I see “without chemicals” I just assume it’s shorthand for “without known harmful chemicals, probably” until I carefully read the label and learn more
AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 4 days ago
Everyone who eats and drinks chemicals will eventually die!
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Nonetheless, be careful especially with cosmetica. They don’t use lead and arsen anymore only because it is forbidden now. Carcinogen and hormonal active substances are not rare there.
Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 3 days ago
Geez, you’ve eaten so many chemicals, that’s all you are made up of now
Notyou@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
I started working at a job that had a “Do Not Dump Chemicals Down Sink” sign. I asked it that included H2O, because I actually poured water down it. They didn’t like my joke.
mushroommunk@lemmy.today 4 days ago
Oooo, quercetin, so spooky like myricetin and kaempferol. I can’t even go outside for fear of the chemical cyanidin. Wait. Those are just banana flavour compounds. My bad.
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
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ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Murdered…
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
So are you.