{
  "id": 2986475,
  "title": "Engineered yeasts help turn PET plastic and crop waste into protein-rich cookies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/engineered-yeasts-help-turn-pet-plastic-and-crop-waste-into-protein",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T09:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-yeasts-pet-plastic-crop-protein.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Plastic might be the last ingredient you would ever add to a cookie recipe. But a team of researchers is looking to change that. They've programmed yeasts to turn plastic and agricultural waste into edible proteins and flavoring molecules, creating a treat from trash. The technology not only offers a new upcycling method but could also sustain life in disaster zones or even deep-space missions…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}