NASA wants to turn astronauts' poop into food

indiatimes.com ^ | IANS

[BenLurkin]

Using urine and breathed-out carbon dioxide as the building blocks to create useful aboard items, the team is genetically engineering yeast to produce things that astronauts may need.

"A particular strain of yeast can be genetically manipulated to create polymers, or plastics, used for 3D printing, as well as Omega 3s, which lower heart disease risk, and protect skin and hair," Mark Blenner, professor at Clemson, was quoted as saying in a Quartz report.

[OrangeHoof]

“That wasn’t chicken, Hal...”

[rktman]

I think they must have started testing early with margabby kelley-giffords.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

That trip to Mars will be tougher than originally thought.

[PROCON]

Good luck with that.

Note to self: Cancel astronaut application to NASA.

[Ouchthatonehurt]

Eating Poop.
Part of NASA Muslim outreach?

[Cboldt]

What’s so special about astronaut poop? My dog thinks cat poop is dog treats.

[Sasparilla]

The government has been telling us to eat that the last 6 1/2 years.

[equaviator]

They should call them “Gastronauts” instead.

[Daffynition]

Assronaut @ss Cream....Yummmmm!

[Gaffer]

I think NASA’s Hansen should be the prime test monkey on this.

[Regulator]

Yeah. Instead of getting a low cost launch vehicle going on time and routinely into orbit, they waste time on crap like this.

Build a bigger rocket. Launch some Wheaties on it.

[I want the USA back]

If astronauts don’t get real food from once-living plants and animals they will not be healthy.
Anyone who thinks he can get nutrients from what remains after the body removes the nutrients, is full of poop.

[MUDDOG]

Soylent Brown.

[W.]

You make a valid point. If they do what they say, they’ll look like a bunch of graymeat vegan twigboys, in short order.

[Smokin' Joe]

Really pushing the Mooch's school diet. (This crap is good for you!)

I always wondered about those space food sticks...

[rey]

They already have and Taco Bell is marketing it.

[TruthWillWin]

They are not the 1st to do this. Been to a few restaurants in my life time that I suspect have tried this.

[jsanders2001]

All I’d have to say about that is “you first”.

[InterceptPoint]

I have no problem at all with this program. Don't forget, everything is included in the table below. You just have to move the bits around sometimes to create Shinola.