Lack of hazard assessments could dampen approvals of cell-based meat

Lack of hazard assessments could dampen approvals of cell-based meat

Joe Whitworth | 
An assessment of hazards in cell-based meat products has found considerable gaps in knowledge. There are several areas where data ...
AI can generate new protein patterns in seconds. What are the risks?

AI can generate new protein patterns in seconds. What are the risks?

Nature took millions of years to design proteins. AI can generate meaningful protein sequences in seconds. While there are good ...
Lab-grown meat and other alternatives to farming could free up Earth’s farmland for conservation or development

Lab-grown meat and other alternatives to farming could free up Earth’s farmland for conservation or development

Chris Thomas, Jack Hatfield, Katie Noble | 
Here’s the basic problem for conservation at a global level: food production, biodiversity and carbon storage in ecosystems are competing for ...
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Plant-based clean energy solutions are on the horizon

Ingrid Hope Leirvåg | 
At a laboratory at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) in Bergen, we find Professor Dhayalan Velauthapillai hard ...
Rethinking the ‘clean cosmetics’ movement: ‘It’s reductive to think that just because it’s biotech it’s inherently more sustainable’

Rethinking the ‘clean cosmetics’ movement: ‘It’s reductive to think that just because it’s biotech it’s inherently more sustainable’

Erika Stalder | 
For a class of ingredients that stack so many sustainability wins, why aren’t more of our everyday products packed with ...
Viewpoint: ‘Imagine grilling lab-grown steak on your patio with bricks made from bacteria’ — Regulations stymie US biomanufacturing benefits

Viewpoint: ‘Imagine grilling lab-grown steak on your patio with bricks made from bacteria’ — Regulations stymie US biomanufacturing benefits

Deborah Wince-Smith | 
Breakthroughs in biomanufacturing could position the U.S. economy for new possibilities that reshape industries — and maintain our global competitiveness ...
‘Infusing beans with a new genetic blueprint’: Synthetic biology startup engineers soybeans to produce ingredients for cancer drugs, vaccines and infant formula

‘Infusing beans with a new genetic blueprint’: Synthetic biology startup engineers soybeans to produce ingredients for cancer drugs, vaccines and infant formula

Lisa Marshall | 
As a first-generation college student turned molecular biologist, Brian DeDecker imagines a day when these humble soybeans, which his family ...
Cell-based? Lab-grown? Synthetic? Budding cultured meat industry needs global standardized nomenclature

Cell-based? Lab-grown? Synthetic? Budding cultured meat industry needs global standardized nomenclature

What would you call a food that’s made by cultivating animal cells in a tank? Is it still “steak” or ...
Leather jacket look-alikes made from shrimp shells? Check out this biomaterial innovation made from ‘chitosan’

Leather jacket look-alikes made from shrimp shells? Check out this biomaterial innovation made from ‘chitosan’

Coco Liu | 
TômTex’s model aims to tackle two problems at once: finding biodegradable materials for garment manufacturers and upcycling mountains of marine ...
Viewpoint: Before you blindly endorse a ‘meatless future’ to limit greenhouse gasses and protect the environment, read this

Viewpoint: Before you blindly endorse a ‘meatless future’ to limit greenhouse gasses and protect the environment, read this

Cameron English | 
Many activists and reporters claim we should eat little or no meat to prevent climate change. But instead of presenting ...
Regulating lab meat: While the European Union drags its feet, Singapore and the US develop regulatory models for assessments and approvals

Regulating lab meat: While the European Union drags its feet, Singapore and the US develop regulatory models for assessments and approvals

Flora Southey | 
Both the US and Singapore have seen cultivated meat products pass through their regulatory processes, yet the two governments approach ...
‘Good for climate and welfare’: Assisted fertilization in development for pigs, but some animal rights groups push back

‘Good for climate and welfare’: Assisted fertilization in development for pigs, but some animal rights groups push back

Nina Kristiansen | 
A research group at the Norwegian company Norsvin will study better methods for fertilizing pigs in the laboratory and transporting ...
How cloning, gene editing and synthetic biology can help humanity stop the anticipated sixth extinction crisis

How cloning, gene editing and synthetic biology can help humanity stop the anticipated sixth extinction crisis

Ben Lamm | 
The world has entered the sixth extinction crisis with the loss of species having a devastating impact on the biodiversity ...
Lab meat regulations: Comparing Israel to Europe — What works best?

Lab meat regulations: Comparing Israel to Europe — What works best?

Flora Southey | 
Israel is a hotbed of cultivated meat activity, with three of the first eight cultivated meat companies in the world ...
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GLP Podcast & Video: Synthetic biology makes $10,000 perfume way cheaper; ‘Fashionable organic fantasies’ at the WEF; Sleeping pills cause dementia?

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | 
A bottle of perfume used to cost more than $10,000. The price has dropped precipitously thanks to advancements in synthetic ...
Microalgae-based cosmetics? Popularity of new skin care products not yet matched by science

Microalgae-based cosmetics? Popularity of new skin care products not yet matched by science

Lynda Searby | 
According to Mintel’s GNPD (Global New Product Database), in 2022, 22.2% of new US skincare product launches included chlorella or ...
$10,500 for a bottle of perfume made with 8,000 flowers? Synthetic biology makes royal fragrances available at a fraction of that price

$10,500 for a bottle of perfume made with 8,000 flowers? Synthetic biology makes royal fragrances available at a fraction of that price

John Cumbers | 
Perfume has historically been the indulgence of the rich. Many of the ingredients used by the nobility to scent the ...
What might dogs eat in a post-meat era ushered in by climate change?

What might dogs eat in a post-meat era ushered in by climate change?

Coco Liu | 
As managing director of British startup Yora Pet Foods, Rankin’s job is figuring out how to lure dogs — or ...
Will China’s latest Five Year Plan jump start food made with synthetic biology?

Will China’s latest Five Year Plan jump start food made with synthetic biology?

Wilfred Feng | 
In 2021, China’s 14th five-year plan announced the importance of securing protein supply through cellular agriculture and synthetic dairy. It was the ...
Sustainable eating: Will politics slow adoption of cultivated foods and other technological innovations?

Sustainable eating: Will politics slow adoption of cultivated foods and other technological innovations?

Megan Poinski | 
Cultivated meat is grown and harvested without traditional animal agriculture. A life cycle analysis of the cultivated meat industry by CE Delft, ...
Are plant-based meats a healthy, sustainable alternative to traditional cuts — or is it just good marketing?

Are plant-based meats a healthy, sustainable alternative to traditional cuts — or is it just good marketing?

Tiffany Rivera | 
Plant-based meats have become more popular in recent years, with consumers being able to find alternatives to everything from hot ...
Anne Hathaway leverages celebrity status and invests in ‘animal-free protein’ and precision fermentation. Will it drive consumer acceptance?

Anne Hathaway leverages celebrity status and invests in ‘animal-free protein’ and precision fermentation. Will it drive consumer acceptance?

Elizabeth Crawford | 
Actress Anne Hathaway’s investment in food-tech startup The Every Co., announced yesterday, brings more than capital – it also brings ...
‘Magic bullet or genetic atom bomb?’: Exploring potential unintended consequences of using gene drives to eradicate disease-spreading mosquitoes

‘Magic bullet or genetic atom bomb?’: Exploring unintended consequences of using gene drives to eradicate disease-spreading mosquitoes

Matthew Cobb | 
Every year more than 600,000 people die from mosquito-transmitted malaria, most of them children under age five. Some insects that ...
Big Meat is alive and thriving: Plant-based and cellular meat may be a commercial flop

Big Meat is alive and thriving: Plant-based and cellular meat may be a commercial flop

Deena Shanker | 
Meatless meat, it turns out, seems less a world-changing innovation than another food trend whose novelty is wearing thin ...
Here's a primer on the technology behind lab-grown meat

Here’s a primer on the technology behind lab-grown meat

Steve Savage | 
Between population growth and rising economic status, global demand for food protein is expected to continue to increase for a ...
Viewpoint: It's time for consumers to get over the 'ick factor' of lab-created food

Viewpoint: It’s time for consumers to get over the ‘ick factor’ of lab-created food

Michael Grunwald | 
Many people feel weird about eating innovation, as if Big Biotech is ramming science down their throats. They cringe at ...
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