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TRU-BLU agus stair DerCo/ TRU-BLU and DerCo history
Ta an bactear Ruminococcus caeruleum (fresin cuirtear an ainm "TRU-BLU" ar), ainmnithe i niadh an li gorm a crothitear i craiceann na gcoiníní go nith e sa saotharlann, bactear a bhi géinmhodhnaithe chun bris ceallalós sios go dti glúcós i rumean eallach le aonocsaíd charbóin mar faoilach in ionnad gas meatán. cuirtear an táirge próibhitheach TRU-BLU ar na seilbhe sa blian 2002 agus ta se fos cheann de na tairge is cáiliúla a bhuil DerCo ag dhiol.
the bacteria Ruminococcus caeruleum (often referred to as "TRU-BLU), named after the blue pigment it would create in the skin of the lab rabbits who where used to test it, is a bacterium that was genetically modified to break down cellulose into glucose in the rumen and produce carbon monoxide as a byproduct instead of methane gas. this was then sold as a probiotic for cattle under the name "TRU-BLU" with it first reaching shelves in 2002, it is still one of the most popular DerCo products to this day.
ach chonaic eolaithe rud at faoi na anmithe leis an bactear seo isteach ina coras dilea i lar scrudu faoi truailliú uisce agus talmhaíocht sa blian 2008, ni raibh aon micropleastach ina fuill no aon ait ina corp i gchomparaid le ainmhi gan an bactear
but scientists noticed something odd in the animals that had this bacteria in their system during a study on the affects of water pollution in agriculture in 2008, there where no microplastics in their blood compared to the animals without the bacteria.
thosaidh DerCo ag scrudu an bactear aris agus ag smaoineamh conas e a usaid chun an mead pleastach sa timpeallacht a leidu, ach nuair a chonaic siad gur raibh an bactear ag astrigh na sighas pleastach go dti olla, glucos, agus aimíonaigéad, d'fheic siad ar ais ar cheann de a táirge bithleighasach beo eille...
DerCo then began studying the bacterium again to investigate how to use it to reduce plastic pollution, but when they noticed that it could convert different types of plastics into oils, glucose, and amino acids, they started looking into one of their recent live biomedical products...