What's Your Problem?
What's Your Problem?
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Using Bacteria to Dye Jeans
24 minutes Posted May 4, 2023 at 4:05 am.
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Tammy Hsu and Michelle Zhu are the cofounders of Huue. 

Their problem is this: how do you get bacteria to produce indigo dye? And how do you do it cheaply and reliably enough to replace the toxic petrochemical process that's currently used to dye billions of pairs of jeans a year?

They're working with denim brands to commercialize their bacteria-produced dye. 

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