H&M-backed startup puts bacteria to work in green dyeing process
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STOCKHOLM/NORWICH, Britain (Reuters) - A British biotech startup is developing a method of textile dyeing that taps into the bright colours of birds and butterflies and has micro-organisms recreate them on fabric, slashing the use of water and heavy chemicals in the process.Based in the English city of Norwich, Colorifix has attracted backing from the venture capital arm of Swedish fashion giant H&M . "We're harnessing the ability of microbes in this case to be able to deposit and fix a pigment..