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NASA wants to turn astronauts' poop into food
indiatimes.com ^ | IANS

Posted on 08/23/2015 7:37:23 AM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at economictimes.indiatimes.com ...


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To: Zuben Elgenubi

They should put politiians on their maiden voyage to Mars . One could feed the whole crew.


21 posted on 08/23/2015 8:01:03 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: BenLurkin

Meh!

The Navy has been playing around with that idea for the past fifty years. Especially ‘Boomers” and Attack boats who stay at sea for long duration. And they’re probably farther along and have a better shot at it.


22 posted on 08/23/2015 8:02:03 AM PDT by Jack Deth (Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
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To: jsanders2001

Good point.


23 posted on 08/23/2015 8:11:12 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: BenLurkin

Sourdough bread ....pinch a loaf !


24 posted on 08/23/2015 8:35:34 AM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: BenLurkin

There has to be a poop packing joke in there somewhere.


25 posted on 08/23/2015 8:38:02 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: BenLurkin

Already been done for eons....I put poop on my garden and God does the rest. Tasty veges ....


26 posted on 08/23/2015 8:40:04 AM PDT by jcon40
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To: BenLurkin
mmmmmmmmmm Homer Simpson photo: homer simpson homer_snacks.gif Astropoop
27 posted on 08/23/2015 8:42:42 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: BenLurkin

Not so novel an idea. obama has been feeding America sh** sandwiches for seven years.


28 posted on 08/23/2015 8:45:09 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: BenLurkin

Ask Moochie to put recycled sh*t on the White Hut menu!


29 posted on 08/23/2015 8:56:11 AM PDT by HomerBohn (When did it change from "We the people" to "screw the people" ?)
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To: BenLurkin
The Groove Tube reported on this decades ago. Brown 25 was the product - from the Uranus Corporation:

youtube link here

30 posted on 08/23/2015 8:58:11 AM PDT by FlJoePa
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To: BenLurkin

Couldn’t they achieve the same effect by getting take out from McDonald’s?


31 posted on 08/23/2015 9:06:25 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: BenLurkin

They all ready have it it’s called Mexican food.


32 posted on 08/23/2015 9:11:46 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: BenLurkin
Vladimir Voinovich in his novel Moscow 2042 wrote that true communism would be achieved when primary matter(food) equaled secondary matter (feces). NASA seems to have achieved this goal.
33 posted on 08/23/2015 9:45:04 AM PDT by The Great RJ (“Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money.” Margaret Thatcher)
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To: BenLurkin

And back on earth, I bet the technology can be put to use turning cat turds into candy kisses.


34 posted on 08/23/2015 10:28:51 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: BenLurkin

Japanese scientists have already done that:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/06/17/japanese-scientists-create-meat-from-poop/


35 posted on 08/23/2015 1:51:06 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: BenLurkin

Well, OK, but is it gluten free?


36 posted on 08/24/2015 8:47:26 AM PDT by Blue Collar Christian (Ready for Teddy, Cruz that is.)
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To: BenLurkin
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37 posted on 08/24/2015 9:10:37 AM PDT by Ronald_Magnus
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