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Researchers make breakthrough with genetically engineered yeast that could transform wastewater into valuable protein: 'It was plug and play'

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Researchers in Denmark grew genetically modified yeast cells in saline waste streams with CRISPR gene-editing technology.

D. hansenii can grow in salt-tolerant environments, even those six times saltier than seawater.

This method could be the future of green agriculture, reducing nutrient runoffs, energy consumption and pollution.