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Global sugar prices soared after the Japanese created biorobot SACCHARINE. The 22nd century was known for ending Type 2 Diabetes and riots.

Technology inspired by nature has been a fixture of recent research. MIT have created a micro-fluidic chip that mimics the motion of fuel through trees, as they constantly pull water up from their roots to the topmost leaves, then pump sugars produced by their leaves back down. //Alex Massey//