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12-01-2021, 08:39 AM
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Miscers rejoice - Scientists Just Made Plastic Out of Sperm
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3abb...up-bioplastics
Care for coffee served in a bioplastic cup, made from salmon sperm?
As researchers look for ways to reduce the world’s reliance on plastic, an unlikely substance has turned out to be a key ingredient for an alternative to regular plastics: salmon sperm.
In a paper published on Nov. 14, a team of scientists at Tianjin University, in eastern China, detailed how they developed a bioplastic made with DNA from salmon sperm, among other chemicals.
According to the paper, strands of DNA from salmon sperm were dissolved in water and mixed with ionomers, a chemical that’s also found in adhesives, to create a gel that can be molded into various shapes—a process the scientists call “aqua-welding”—and then freeze-dried.
The end product is a material that resembles plastic, yet the process produces 97 percent less carbon emissions than manufacturing polystyrene plastics. The researchers said it is more environmentally sustainable than all existing types of plastics.
In the study, the scientists molded a small white mug and puzzle pieces with the material, called DNA plastic.
Care for coffee served in a bioplastic cup, made from salmon sperm?
As researchers look for ways to reduce the world’s reliance on plastic, an unlikely substance has turned out to be a key ingredient for an alternative to regular plastics: salmon sperm.
In a paper published on Nov. 14, a team of scientists at Tianjin University, in eastern China, detailed how they developed a bioplastic made with DNA from salmon sperm, among other chemicals.
According to the paper, strands of DNA from salmon sperm were dissolved in water and mixed with ionomers, a chemical that’s also found in adhesives, to create a gel that can be molded into various shapes—a process the scientists call “aqua-welding”—and then freeze-dried.
The end product is a material that resembles plastic, yet the process produces 97 percent less carbon emissions than manufacturing polystyrene plastics. The researchers said it is more environmentally sustainable than all existing types of plastics.
In the study, the scientists molded a small white mug and puzzle pieces with the material, called DNA plastic.
12-01-2021, 08:52 AM
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12-01-2021, 08:59 AM
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All that wasted coom all these years and i could have been making bank. fuarkk
12-01-2021, 09:02 AM
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I would think super glue would be easier to make from it.
12-01-2021, 09:07 AM
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