Podcast: Robo-restaurants, AI mapping farmland and CRISPR tomatoes

Podcast: Robo-restaurants, AI mapping farmland and CRISPR tomatoes

Tomatoes are thirsty crops. Here’s how CRISPR gene-editing could help them thrive with less water ...
Universities racing to update curriculums to catch up with technology-driven ‘future food’ revolution

Universities racing to update curriculums to catch up with technology-driven ‘future food’ revolution

Michael Wolf | Spoon |
[N]ow that food companies big and small are embracing new technologies to create alternative forms of meat, universities around the ...
Meat from plants: Could animal proteins grown in GM crops be used to make burgers?

Meat from plants: Could animal proteins grown in GM crops be used to make burgers?

Michael Wolf | Spoon |
Using a genetic engineering technique known as molecular farming, [Moolec Science] believes it can leverage the scale of production of ...
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USDA approves gene-edited mustard greens with improved flavor profile

Michael Wolf | Spoon |
CRISPR-focused produce startup Pairwise got approval in mid-August from the USDA for their gene-edited version of Brassica juncea, more commonly ...
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Plant-based Burger King whopper heads to Sweden, sans key GMO ‘Impossible’ ingredient

Catherine Lamb | Spoon |
.... Burger King [began] selling a new plant-based burger in Sweden [on May 23]. [T]he new menu offering [is] “a ...
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CRISPR gene editing: Using ‘nature’s own tools’ to combat food waste and climate change

Chiara Cecchini | Spoon |
A new technique is sneaking in our lives, potentially changing the foods we eat every day. From growing resilient crops, ...