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Onshore algae farms could feed the world sustainably (news.cornell.edu)
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I'd be down for some algae burgers if it helps the planet πŸŒΏπŸ”

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[–] realChem@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

I have it's a great book!

I feel like this kinda thing is a bit of a trope in sci-fi and cyberpunk, where one staple crop is used to cheaply feed a large number of people. In some works the staple crop is algae, in some it's soy, etc. Arguably, in the real world US it's corn.