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by cvburgess 1928 days ago
Most plants have an incredible array of uses, look at palms, corn, soy, and wheat as examples among a wide array of others. You can use them as food, but corn is used as a plastic and fuel alternative, soy is commonly used as an emulsifier, and different varieties of palms are being used in soaps and detergents. We are capable of really incredible things with modern science.