Food out of thin air: How this startup transforms carbon dioxide into protein

Food out of thin air: How this startup transforms carbon dioxide into protein

Jackie Linden | 
A few years ago, Dr. Peter Rowe began to explore ways to produce single-cell protein from carbon dioxide (CO2). Rowe ...
Powering plants with solar panels instead of photosynthesis might increase crop efficiency. But are companies overhyping potential?

Powering plants with solar panels instead of photosynthesis might increase crop efficiency. But are companies overhyping potential?

Matt Reynolds | 
The researchers used solar panels to run a machine that converts carbon dioxide, electricity, and water into acetate—a molecule that ...
‘Mind-boggling’ fruity craft beers produced with GMO yeast finds rapturous fans

‘Mind-boggling’ fruity craft beers produced with GMO yeast finds rapturous fans

Esther Mobley | 
About 250 breweries throughout the country have used Berkeley Yeast’s genetically modified strains, and some insiders herald its scientific breakthroughs ...
European Parliament: Global meat consumption has doubled in two decades, exacerbating climate change. Sustainably growing animal protein with yeast and bacteria could help

European Parliament: Global meat consumption has doubled in two decades, exacerbating climate change. Sustainably growing animal protein with yeast and bacteria could help

Luisa Antunes | 
The amount of meat consumed per capita levels has nearly doubled since 1990 and meat production has more than quadrupled ...
Holy grail for agricultural science? What role could artificial intelligence (AI) play in growing more food?

Holy grail for agricultural science? What role could artificial intelligence (AI) play in growing more food?

Peter Rogers | 
We need to merge artificial intelligence with synthetic biology, a field of science that involves redesigning organisms to have useful ...
Viewpoint: The disinformation-promoting Non-GMO Project takes on synthetic biology on behalf of the consumer. Are they really on your side?

Viewpoint: The disinformation-promoting Non-GMO Project takes on synthetic biology on behalf of the consumer. Are they really on your side?

Kevin Folta | 
The Non-GMO Project is a pay-for-certification scheme masquerading as a 501(c)3  organization. It allows food manufacturers to decorate their packages ...
How mushroom waste can be turned into eco-friendly styrofoam packaging replacements

How mushroom waste can be turned into eco-friendly styrofoam packaging replacements

Zhareef Hazli | 
Styrofoam has become ubiquitous in the modern age of consumerism, and even synonymous with packaging. But containing toxic chemicals such ...
Lab-grown seafood: Here’s a taste test and roadmap of its path to approval

Lab-grown seafood: Here’s a taste test and roadmap of its path to approval

Brian Kateman | 
Wildtype, a cell-cultured meat company pioneering the field of cellular agriculture to grow cuts of seafood, without fishing or fish ...
Could cultivated, lab-grown meat put a dent in global warming?

Could cultivated, lab-grown meat put a dent in global warming?

Kristen Rogers | 
What if there was a way to eat meat without farming and killing billions of animals per year, contributing to the climate ...
‘Milk without cows’? What consumers need to know about precision fermentation

‘Milk without cows’? What consumers need to know about precision fermentation

Flora Tsapovsky, Twilight Greenaway | 
“There is a real revolution going on here,” Jim Mellon, a biotech investor and the author of Moo’s Law: An ...
Lab meat revolution? Promise and perils of cellular agriculture

Lab meat revolution? Promise and perils of cellular agriculture

Gabriel Rosenberg, Jan Dutkiewicz | 
If chicken nuggets are emblematic of contemporary capitalism, then they are ripe for disruption. Perhaps their most promising challenger is ...
Dairy without the cow? One company’s plan to create cell-based cultured milk

Dairy without the cow? One company’s plan to create cell-based cultured milk

Wayne Labs | 
[Cell-based milk start-up] Opalia’s process involves harvesting mammary cells from the cow udder, then growing these cells in sterile cell ...
How algae could make meat and seafood accessible daily dishes

How algae could make meat and seafood accessible daily dishes

Amy Teibel | 
Technologies for cultivating alternative proteins have been around for years, but they have been far too costly to bring a ...
Bioplastics and fuel from potatoes? CRISPR gene editing could make it possible

Bioplastics and fuel from potatoes? CRISPR gene editing could make it possible

Radifah Kabir | 
Potatoes, which are a rich source of dietary carbohydrates for humans, are abundant in starches that find use in numerous ...
Viewpoint: Should you choose plant-based chicken over the real thing to protect the planet and your health? Here are the facts

Viewpoint: Should you choose plant-based chicken over the real thing to protect the planet and your health? Here are the facts

Khala Hurd | 
We’ve all seen and probably tried the Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat beef burgers. Plant-based options are popping up in almost every fast-food ...
Vegan gold rush: When will billions of dollars poured into plant-based meat ventures result in more than bland-tasting imitations?

Vegan gold rush: When will billions of dollars poured into plant-based meat ventures result in more than bland-tasting imitations?

Kenny Torrella | 
The new foods I’ve tried are just a smattering of what’s on offer from the dozens and dozens (and dozens) of ...
Food security challenge: How Africa can benefit from the emerging agricultural bioeconomy

Food security challenge: How Africa can benefit from the emerging agricultural bioeconomy

Lucy Ngige | 
Improved governance, multisectoral and multistakeholder coordination, and “bioeconomy education” are among the potential enablers of more sustainable and climate-resilient food ...
Lab meat boom? Start-ups surging into the cultured meat sector

Lab meat boom? Start-ups surging into the cultured meat sector

Janet Forgrieve | 
The global market for cultured meat is forecast to reach $499.9 million by 2030, up from $133.4 million last year, ...
Synthetic biology is poised to revolutionize how we treat cancer and heritable diseases

Synthetic biology is poised to revolutionize how we treat cancer and heritable diseases

Bruce Kaplan, Richard Seifman | 
With the advent of synthetic biology, each element of the animal/plant/human/ecosystem interface can look to its horizon for important changes, ...
Protecting wild salmon and other aquatic species: Success of AquaAdvantage salmon shows sustainable aquaculture will lean heavily on advanced breeding and biotechnology

Protecting wild salmon and other aquatic species: Success of AquaAdvantage salmon shows sustainable aquaculture will lean heavily on advanced breeding and biotechnology

Wild salmon are in trouble worldwide. Many Pacific and Atlantic populations have disappeared or declined to record lows. But as we and a group of ...
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From dairy to meat to seafood, the future of sustainable food is here. Thank you synthetic biology!

Steven Cerier | 
The very definition of what food is undergoing a revolution. It will be challenged by beefless beef, porkless pork, fishless fish, ...
Oxitec targeting corn crop-devastating fall armyworm moth as GMO test projects to control disease-carrying mosquitoes go smoothly in Brazil, Florida

Oxitec targeting corn crop-devastating fall armyworm moth as GMO test projects to control disease-carrying mosquitoes go smoothly in Brazil, Florida

Joshua Rapp Learn | 
Forget lions, hippos or venomous spiders. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes may be among the deadliest wildlife in the world. Their bite is relatively ...
Sustainability benefits of crop biotechnology innovations begin to shine as investors look to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) guidance

Sustainability benefits of crop biotechnology innovations begin to shine as investors look to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) guidance

Michelle McMurry-Heath | 
The financial industry is undergoing an awakening. It's the revelation that businesses that prioritize people and the planet can be ...
Sustainable meat? Debate over the benefits (or drawbacks) of cell-based beef and chicken more nuanced than critics and supporters acknowledge

Sustainable meat? Debate over the benefits (or drawbacks) of cell-based beef and chicken more nuanced than critics and supporters acknowledge

Steven Novella | 
In 2016 I was pretty optimistic about lab grown meat, and now I am still optimistic but more tempered. I think ...
Viewpoint: Guilt-tripping kids about meat consumption? Rancher mom challenges view that cell-based meat is preferable to real thing

Viewpoint: Guilt-tripping kids about meat consumption? Rancher mom challenges view that cell-based meat is preferable to real thing

Amanda Radke | 
In the latest issue of this paid subscription publication that goes to 250,000 schools across the United States, Junior Scholastic ...
The Fate of Food review: How technology will shape food of the future

The Fate of Food review: How technology will shape food of the future

Alex Beggs | 
To take a look at what the future of food might look like, we talked to experts to come up ...
Precision fermentation: New genetic modification process could make anything from fossil-free biofuels to animal-free milk and cow-free cheese

Precision fermentation: New genetic modification process could make anything from fossil-free biofuels to animal-free milk and cow-free cheese

Nikki Macdonald | 
Known as precision fermentation, the process is a hot topic because it can be used to make anything from fossil-free ...
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