I Want Cotton Candy

Inspiration comes from the strangest places -- such as carnival food. Researchers are using cotton candy to create synthetic tissue, since the spun sugar fibers are similar in size to the small blood vessels in the body. Revulsion comes from more predictable places -- like articles about the disgusting things the FDA allows in your food. For instance, what is the acceptable number of fly eggs that can be found in a glass of tomato juice? (Hint: the answer isn't "zero.") Also in today's links: trees transform plastics, Google plans to transform the energy sector, and more. read more

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