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Plastics: The Next Generation…Made From Feathers?
May 11th, 2010 | 
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We all know that humans can’t go on making all sorts of their daily detritus from plastic.
Or rather, from plastic as currently manufactured.
See, most plastic – probably over 95%, if we could be bothered looking on Wikipedia – is currently born from fractions of crude oil. Because this is a non-renewable source of components (thanks, BP, for accelerating its depletion), scientists have begun looking for different ways to make plastics.
The latest idea is using bird feathers to provide the components for manufacturing plastics.
Which has left that guy on the left feeling rather smug. Read the rest of this entry »
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New Supertrout Set To Muscle Its Way Into Supermarkets?
Are you a fan of fish? Maybe you love a nice smoked salmon, or Cajun-seasoned tilapia? But don’t you sometimes wish that instead of the thin and scrawny fillet in front of you there was a nice, thick slab of piscine flesh?
Well, you’re in luck. Scientists have just announced their success in breeding a transgenic trout which boasts a set of chest and shoulder muscles that could see it making an appearance on the next season of Jersey Shore.
The only problem? Well, you just get out there with your rod and try reeling in one of these bastards. Read the rest of this entry »
Australians Are Saving The World From Burping Sheep
Scientists down under are attempting to eradicate what is, apparently, a world-threatening problem: sheep burps.
They’re trying to breed a strain of sheep which will be less prone to oral flatulence, in the hopes of reducing their country’s contribution to greenhouse gases (in this case, methane).
We suggest that their next target should be the regulars in SlantedScience’s local bar: on the average Friday night, we must burn a hole in the ozone layer as big as Texas. Read the rest of this entry »