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The author had me till they said "This is the result of rapid advances in precision biology that have allowed us to make huge strides in precision fermentation,
by jmartrican 7y ago
The author had me till they said "This is the result of rapid advances in precision biology that have allowed us to make huge strides in precision fermentation, a process that allows us to program microorganisms to produce almost any complex organic molecule."
Is there anything on the market now that uses this technique?
- zplizzi 7y agoYes - this is how impossible foods makes the heme protein which is central to their burger tasting "meaty". There are tons of startups working on this for other food products, but it's well established in other industries. Many pharmaceuticals are produced via synthetic biology, for example.
- witten 7y agoAnd xanthan gum, another example of this general process (perhaps without the "programming"), has been around since the 1960s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthan_gum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthan_gum
- 52-6F-62 7y agoJust don’t let it go near infants apparently. Holy hell! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrotizing_enterocolitis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrotizing_enterocolitis
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- Jommi 7y agoSomething like this? https://solarfoods.fi https://solarfoods.fi
- mythrwy 7y agoYes. https://www.perfectdayfoods.com/how-it-works/ https://www.perfectdayfoods.com/how-it-works/