The new “osteoyeast” platform converts human urine into hydroxyapatite—the calcium phosphate mineral that forms bones and teeth—offering both environmental and economic benefits for waste management systems worldwide. … Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC Irvine, and the University of Illinois developed the synthetic biology approach by modifying Saccharomyces boulardii, a hardy yeast species that naturally stores minerals in specialized cellular compartments called vacuoles. Read More