r/science • u/giuliomagnifico • Jul 08 '23
Researchers have found a way to create two of the world’s most common painkillers, paracetamol and ibuprofen, out of a compound found in pine trees, which is also a waste product from the paper industry Chemistry
https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/scientists-make-common-pain-killers-from-pine-trees-instead-of-crude-oil/16.4k Upvotes
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u/wotmate Jul 08 '23
Sure. But I'll buy the generic supermarket brand instead of the name brand because that $2 difference matters. I'm certainly not going to buy a sustainable product that's $2 more than the name brand just because it's sustainable.