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Scientists are turning plastic waste and corn stalks into edible cookies using genetically engineered yeast; the bizarre food experiment could tackle both pollution and food scarcity

Scientists at Southern Illinois University are developing experimental cookies made from plastic bottles and agricultural waste using genetically engineered yeast and CRISPR. Called µBites, the cookies have not yet been tasted as researchers await approval, while experts question whether turning plastic waste into food could ever work at scale.

The Economic Times · Aug 25

Tony Williams obituary

Other lives: Film expert who wrote books on the cinema and was a lecturer at Southern Illinois University in the US

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26

Life after Congress: Glenn Poshard - Roll Call

Once a Democratic congressman from rural Illinois, Glenn Poshard became a university president and still keeps close ties to his district.

Roll Call · Sep 4, 2025

A lesson on dissent from a Vietnam War protester who joined the US military – and then faced execution after his protest didn’t stop

During the late 1960s, when protests against the Vietnam War erupted across the country, college campuses emerged as places of more than intellectual debate over U.S foreign policy and the country’s deeply racist history.

The Conversation · May 29, 2024

Southern Illinois will get its 2nd solar eclipse in a decade this year

It's already rare for a single location to experience a total solar eclipse, but on April 8, Carbondale, Illinois will see its second one within a decade.

Space · Apr 5, 2024