Turning Human Waste Into Food For Astronauts

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The American space agency NASA has granted Clemson University scientists $200,000 a year for their research turning human waste into edible food. The work is lead by Dr. Mark Blenner, whose lab takes a molecular-level approach to bioprocessing. Put another way, he and his team are using microbes to turn waste into fuel and resources!

Video by Kali Kupp.



September 25, 2015 03:51


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