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The claim in the article that saccharomyces cerevisiae (brewer's yeast) naturally produced the deep blue color in the butterfly example is not actually true, al
by AlanYx 2mo ago
The claim in the article that saccharomyces cerevisiae (brewer's yeast) naturally produced the deep blue color in the butterfly example is not actually true, although it's a gorgeous effect.
These are genetically engineered variants of brewer's yeast designed to produce pigments.
- Forgeties79 2mo agoWow you weren’t kidding that’s a beautiful color
- inigyou 2mo agoYou can buy this color for 3€/meter at any weekend fabric market.
- AlanYx 2mo agoYou could, but getting it from pigments in a chitinous matrix produced by genetically engineered brewer's yeast is just a little bit cooler.
- pessimizer 2mo agoI think they're saying that's exactly what you're buying for 3€/yd.
- inigyou 2mo agoNo, I'm saying if the color is the only part you want, you can get it more easily.
- bofadeez 2mo ago[flagged]
- Forgeties79 2mo agoOk? I just think it’s neat.