Podcast: Turning mushrooms into bacon (and other cool stuff) to boost sustainability

Today John Cumbers [founder and CEO of SynBioBeta] talks with Eben Bayer, CEO and Co-Founder of the biomaterials company Ecovative. He’ll be talking with Eben about:

• Why mycelium is an ideal host not just for biochemical production but also biomaterials structuring.
• Eben’s conception of “bio adaptation”, and the relationship of synthetic biology to “the good life.”
• What emerging products and markets he is most excited about these days, be it plastics, plant-based foods, or even the scaffolding for growing organs.

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Original podcast: The Mycelium Revolution: How a mushroom can make food, plastic, and more