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Growing more dairy cows for plastic alternatives seems very much a big step backward.
Milk protein can be grown in labs now:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daphneewingchow/2025/02/24/first-lab-grown-whole-cows-milk-to-debut-in-the-us/
If it can use milk that would otherwise be thrown out, due to contamination or expiration, that wouldn't be so bad.
Milk isn't a term just for dairy, you can do this with plants too
Maybe, but this article is about making plastic with casein which is from mammal milk.