The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
Biotech: The Future of Food Tech
A panel at the 2018 London Future Food Tech conference emphasized opportunities for biotech to help feed the planet.
PFAS Legislation Passes in House
The House of Representatives has passed legislation on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as part of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Syn-Bio-Produced Indigo
Tinctorium Bio is producing a sustainable alternative to indigo dye using engineered E. coli.
States Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
Legislatures in Vermont, Maine, Oregon, Delaware, Connecticut and New York have all passed bills banning single-use plastic bags. he passage of these laws is growing a list of states with legislation on single-use plastics: Hawaii and California have already adopted similar laws.
Using Eggshells to Grow Bones
A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell has discovered a way to grow and heal bones using eggshells from chickens.