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A | New York City — What scientists are brewing inside a New York City lab could dramatically change the products people use every day.Shara Ticku, co-founder of C16 Biosciences, took CBS News inside the lab where the company grows an alternative to palm oil. Ticku said yeast plays a key role in their development process. "Palm oil is responsible for making hand soaps, foam and cleanse," Ticku explained. "It makes the color stay on your lipstick and on your lips. And it helps create a smooth spreadable emulsion in peanut butter." Palm oil is the most popular vegetable oil in the world, and more than 1.7 million tons were consumed in the U.S. in 2022, according to numbers from Statista. But it can be as destructive as it is versatile. The World Wildlife Foundation says large-scale palm oil harvesting destroys rainforests and pollutes communities. It is found in more than half of packaged products on supermarket shelves, the conservation organization said.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, a trade group for the palm oil industry, told CBS News in a statement that "while many exciting alternative palm oil solutions are being developed, curbing the immediate impacts of palm oil production will require solutions that are already scalable."C16 Biosciences would not give CBS News specifics about how much of its palm oil alternative it produces, the company said it generates "metric tons" every week. It has also partnered with beauty companies and hopes to expand to food."Lab-grown variety may well save the day," climate economist Gernot Wagner told CBS News. "Big question, of course, is this sort of approach the one that will in fact be scalable, and that doesn't have its own negative, broader environmental societal costs?"For Ticku, the proof is in the process.
"Our process today takes about six days from when we start the process until we extract the oil," Ticku said. "If you plant that today, it takes seven years.""That's the power of biology," she adds.
。 Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar, is currently the talk of the town. Many viewers have praised the performances, plot and music. While a section of netizens and critics has shared mixed reactions as well. The spy thriller also made a good impact on the box office. Amid this, Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan has showered love on the film.
He took to Instagram last night to pen a note for the film and praised it. However, the War 2 actor said that he did not agree with the politics of the film. His post read, "I love cinema, I love people who climb into a vortex and let the story take control, spin them, shake them until what they want to say is purged out of them onto that screen. Dhurandhar is an example of that. Loved the storytelling. It’s cinema."
Hrithik continued, "I may disagree with the politics of it, and argue about the responsibilities us filmmakers should bear as citizens of the world. Nevertheless, can’t ignore how loved and learnt from this one as a student of cinema. Amazing."
Today, he shared another post on Dhurandhar that read, "Still can't get DHURANDHAR out of my mind. @adityadharfilms you are an incredible maker man. @ranveersingh the silent to the fierce what a journey and so damn consistent. #akshayekhanna has always been my fav and this film is proof why. @actormaddy bloody mad grace, strength and dignity!! But man @rakeshbedi what you did was phenomenal..what an ACT< brilliant!! A huge big round of applause for everyone especially the makeup and prosthetics dept! I can't wait for part 2!!"
A lot of people praised Hrithik Roshan for being candid about not agreeing with the film's politics. A Reddit user wrote, "Interesting that this is the first time HR is making a political statement of sorts (he normally talks about the film and leaves it at that). Good chance this will cause some controversy…"
Another netizen added, "In a world of PR curated everything, this feels refreshingly genuine." While several social media users felt his comments might invite backlash, most appreciated Roshan's honesty and noted his support for others' work and for cinema as a whole.
Also Read: Sara Arjun Expresses Gratitude to Mukesh Chhabra for Casting Her in Dhurandhar。
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