Dandelions and Shrubs to Replace Rubber, New Grains and More: Are Alternative Crops Realistic?
Katrina Cornish spends her days growing dandelions and desert shrubs. She harvests the stretchy rubber substances they produce and uses special machines to dip them into condoms, medical gloves and parts for tracheal tubes. And she thinks these products could change the agricultural landscape in the United States forever. Cornish, a professor at Ohio State … Read more