Scientists have developed a breakthrough “superfood” for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled trials, colonies fed this specially designed diet produced up to 15 times more young, showing a dramatic boost in reproduction and overall health. As climate change and modern agriculture reduce the availability of natural pollen, this innovation could offer a practical way to support struggling bee populations.
I mean, yeah. What did you think a bio-reactor was but a really fancy carboy?
There is some nuance in amenities, but at the end of the day it is a temperature-controlled and sterile environment for microbial growth to take place.
I use glass
carboysbio-reactors, and also have a couple stainless steel cone bottom bio-reactors. The first, not so fancy; temperature control is accomplished by moving them to a room that has something approximating the apppropriate temp. The second has a tap near the bottom, and a hole for an airlock on top. I do have a couple heat belts, if I needed to raise temp, as they came cheap from a kombucha operation that was shutting down. Hmm, for that matter I do have that instipot for making natto or yogurt, it’s a bioreactor too, now. Come to think of it, so is this silly sphere in space we’re conversing upon. Cheers!