Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists engineered a yeast to produce the nutrient feed. Farmers could have it in two years.

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    “Scientists synthesize nutrients Bees no longer get because humans destroyed all the flowers, and we think this is a net good.”

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      It’s possible to make things worse when attempting to solve a problem made by uncaring people. Making things better, temporarily, often gives them more time to continue to make things worse. Making things better this way also leads people at-large to believe they no longer need to take steps back away from disaster.

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      Don’t be unnecessarily negative about this. The people trying to figure this out want to make things good again. Destroying the planet is easy. Fixing it is alot harder!

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      Yeah. That’s unfortunate. An absolute travesty. But we’ve found a way to fix what we have fucked up. And that’s good. Don’t minimalize it.

      We’ve broken the system. That sucks. But we’ve found a way to fix it for now. Not as good, but we are trying to do something.

      Give some credit to the folks that are trying to fix our fuck ups. God damn it some people have realized what a mess we’ve made and are trying to do something to fix it. Small wins may just save our asses if we let them stack up enough.

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        No no, you see other people did bad things, so the scientists’ attempts to make the world a better place are bad. That’s just how ethical philosophy works, I don’t make the rules

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      The way you’re quoting this implies sarcasm or derision. Okay then, we should do nothing? The ecosystem is a wreck, yes, and acting our entire species took part is disingenuous at best.