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The dye industry, heavy on the use of petrochemicals, is one of the world's biggest polluters. Now dyes can be made by microorganisms that -grow- colors.

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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 115 points 1 month ago (24 children)

Microbes are still made of chemicals, it's just different chemicals

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 95 points 1 month ago (20 children)

I hate the “chemicals bad” nonsense. It’s ignorant fearmongering. Meanwhile I eat chemicals for breakfast.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I started working at a job that had a "Do Not Dump Chemicals Down Sink" sign. I asked it that included H2O, because I actually poured water down it. They didn't like my joke.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They run a lab. They should know better.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

They also know that you know what they mean.

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