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Technology tamfitronics A food tech startup based in the Netherlands is making honey by replacing the bees stomach with synthetic biology tools. The Rotterdam-based Fooditive is producing bee-free honey by enzymatic fermentation. Credit: Sergey Tolmachev / Alamy Stock PhotoHoney has been a prized food since ancient times. A complex blend of sugars, mostly fructose and glucose, and small amounts of other sugars, proteins, amino acids, vitamins and minerals, honey is a $8.94 billion market, and its popularity continues to grow. But over the last decade, honeybees (Apis mellifera) have been hindered from...