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Re:Two young scientists built a $250M business using yeast t... by Alex3917 on Monday July 06, 2020 @06:01PM (#23753296)
> It's interesting that people see genetically modified yeast producing hydrogen peroxide as "natural" -- but not regular hydrogen peroxide.

If the yeast started producing too much hydrogen peroxide then presumably it would just die. Unlike when someone adds too much chemicals to a pool, which is common enough that probably most people have experienced it.

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Re:Two young scientists built a $250M business using yeast t... by three_seagrass on Monday July 06, 2020 @06:13PM (#23753405)
Their product sounds like pure hydrogen peroxide, not the actual yeast.

The yeast are in chemical reactors. The company harvests the peroxide from the reactors and sells it as a substitute to petroleum-produced peroxide.

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