silence7@slrpnk.net to New York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 9 months agoThey Want to Make Palm Oil in a Lab. Without Palm Trees.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down11
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkThey Want to Make Palm Oil in a Lab. Without Palm Trees.www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to New York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoBasically, palmitic acid has the right length of carbon chain.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoThere is large-scale deforestation happening today as natural forests are replaced with palm oil plantations.
why?
Basically, palmitic acid has the right length of carbon chain.
I mean why is it a big deal?
There is large-scale deforestation happening today as natural forests are replaced with palm oil plantations.