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Soon the same cooking oil used to fry your child’s chicken nuggets could be used to replace your uncle’s hip.
That’s according to scientists at the Society for General Microbiology’s Autumn Conference late last month, who say that bioplastics derived from waste cooking oil could be not only be a viable, ecologically responsible way of producing medical grade plastics, but also a cheaper alternative in the long run.
