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Dec 2024
8m 19s

From pond scum to premium skincare?

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Decarbonizing our economies in the race to fight climate change demands a wholesale overhauling of all sorts of production processes to make them as sustainable as possible. Greening chemicals, which are used as ingredients in all sorts of products, is where U.K. startup Deep Blue Biotech is putting its energies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca ... Show More
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