Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists engineered a yeast to produce the nutrient feed. Farmers could have it in two years.

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    This isn’t fixing. This is a bandaid for some symptoms because god forbid we stop burning the planet to the ground.

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      Yeah, it’s like when firefighters “save” people from burning building and everyone’s like, “well done firefighters, you did a good job” and I’m over here being smart and sensible saying “if firefighters were such heroes, why did the building burn down in the first place?” because I am very smart and sensible.

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      They’ve done far more than you have so far. And maybe because of it some bees will still be around to benefit when people “stop burning the planet to the ground”. Turns out both ecology and environmentalism is more than performative statements.