As usual, Ben Franklin had it largely right with his sage advice: “Waste not, want not.” Take phosphorus, for instance. It’s a ubiquitous and much-needed mineral.  Along with carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, it’s one of the fundamental building blocks of life.  Phosphorus atoms are essential to every molecule of DNA, RNA and ATP — all fundamental cellular components of every living organism on the planet.  Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are ubiquitous… Read More