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Collagen's dirty secret — and its clean future | Fei Luo
8 minutes Posted Feb 18, 2025 at 4:35 pm.
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From cosmetics to nutrition, collagen is seemingly everywhere — but we don't often discuss its ethically questionable sources, says chemical engineer Fei Luo. She delves into the groundbreaking technology that uses genetically modified yeast to brew animal-free collagen, a process that could pave the way for a functional, tasty and harm-free future for this crucial protein.

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