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·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
Not enough information here to really pass judgement, but multiple issues to consider: 1) 40C is easily the temperature products will see on a tarmac in Arizona while being shipped cross country. Unless they are working with enzymes with a higher temperature range, this would essentially require a cold chain and limit end-use environments which would be a nonstarter for most manufacturers/products. 2) Most plastics are melt processed (extruded/injection molded) at temperatures high enough to denature enzymes/proteins, I do not see an indication that they are working with a heat stable enzyme, which suggests they are relying on manufacturing methods that are likely to be less economically viable. 3) Enzymes are expensive! Unless they are working with (or are plausibly developing) a cost effective solution, I wouldn't be surprised if their material is orders of magnitude more expensive than commodity packaging plastics.
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·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
I've never paid 23andMe a penny after the initial test -- every new report they release is given away to past customers for free.
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·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
Agree, with the caveat that specific testing for graphene is actually not trivial (it is fundamentally carbon). But functional safety testing, supplier surveys, etc can be put in place to catch this sort of issue upstream.