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08/29/2017 / By Russel Davis

Scientists now developing ways to turn human waste into plastic and nutrients… is this really our future?

Researchers recently alluded that human waste such as urine and breath may one day make space travel more efficient for astronauts. While the International Space Station has already started recycling human urine into clean drinking water for astronauts, lead researcher Mark Blenner stressed that space personnel should be able to produce nutrients and material they need during their […]

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