Protein Report

Building Political Will to Fund Academic Research in Cellular Agriculture

By taking the tools of tissue engineering and adapting them to work on a scale as large as agriculture, cell-cultured meat could change the world. But first, we need political will to fund foundational academic research in this field.

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Designing a Future That Works for All

The general assumption is that technology is intrinsically neutral — it can be used for either good or bad and the outcome depends on the person or group who …

Chitin: Providing Structure and Biofunction to Cell-Cultured Meat

Chitin- and chitosan-based scaffolds show promise for improving both the scalability and nutritional value of cell-cultured meat products.

Reimagining Global Protein Production for the 21st Century

What options are on the food-tech menu for achieving long-term protein security? Cell culture, plants, microorganisms, algae, and fungi may all have roles to …

Could Molecular Farming Unlock the Secret of Cheese?

Gene-recombinant biotechnologies aim to produce key animal proteins at a fraction of the cost of conventional animal husbandry. The implications for research, …

Seaweed Aquaculture's Untapped Potential

Seaweed is the collective noun for a group of at least 10,000 species of macroalgae, and new species are being discovered each year. Although seaweeds have been …

Cellular Agriculture's Rising Star: A Conversation With Avery Parkinson

Every now and again a young person comes along whose intellect and wisdom seem to defy their age. Over the past year, we’ve had the privilege of working closely …