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Biotechnology could grow plastic on trees

By T.K. Randall
June 12, 2010 · Comment icon 9 comments

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Advances in biotechnology and engineering could one day produce plastic that can grow on trees.
Companies are already finding ways to improve upon crops through special biological engineering techniques, in the not too distant future such processes could be taken a step further and be used to grow materials such as plastic.
Money sure doesn’t grow on trees, but the day isn’t far when gasoline, computers, and tennis shoes might actually grow on trees, all thanks to new advances in biotechnology that could allow manufacturers to produce fuel, plastics, and other chemicals from plants instead of petroleum.


Source: Times of India | Comments (9)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Fernand0 14 years ago
Gasoline growing on trees? I thought it grew on Bushes.
Comment icon #2 Posted by Jeanine 14 years ago
Where's a giant asteroid when you need one? Bio nano tech... What about something like Bio Organic Nano Euphenics Radio Receivers? Sit back in awe of our technical savvy, and wonder what are they doing they aren't telling us about. Is nano tech so benign? Are we just living better chemically...nano chemically? A Nano radio is 1000X smaller than the width of a human hair. Small enough to engineer into your corn chips. And yes, your corn and soy and all grains are now being engineered with nano microchips which allow farmers to scan the crop and get a read out on how much chemcal fertilizers and... [More]
Comment icon #3 Posted by Bliszter 14 years ago
Yes! One step closer to money growing on trees $ cha ching
Comment icon #4 Posted by Paracelse 14 years ago
I taught those trees already existed to make plastic bags.. real trees for paper bags and plastic trees to make plastic bags...
Comment icon #5 Posted by Comrade Funky Owl 14 years ago
Yay. Plastic. The crap that doesn't go away ever. Just grow hemp you idiots.
Comment icon #6 Posted by Paracelse 14 years ago
Yay. Plastic. The crap that doesn't go away ever. Just grow hemp you idiots. I thought was highly illegal.. 'xcept perhaps in Canada.. and who are you calling idjiotsss ?
Comment icon #7 Posted by Pinx 14 years ago
Reminds me of something out of the HHGTTG series. Can't wait to grow a ratchet screwdriver fruit.
Comment icon #8 Posted by Agent X 14 years ago
We can do all this but we still can't find the magic pill to cause us to lose weight.
Comment icon #9 Posted by J.B. 14 years ago
Oh I'm sure we can get that weightloss pill down, it's just that too many people benefit from the sham pills to release the real thing in any huge quantity. Also, before we go growing plastic, let's get everybody recycling. Then we can grow plastic, and people will know what to do with it.


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