Yield10 seeks green light for anchovy-free EPA/DHA
In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. has filed for regulatory approval of Camelina sativa varieties that produce seed oil containing essential omega-3 fatty acids eicosatetraenoic...
Ecowarrior A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio invests in cultured meat
In Hollywood, actor, activist, and model magnet Leonardo DiCaprio has invested in cultured meat startups Mosa Meat and Aleph Farms.
Mosa Meat, based in the...
Pope asks youth to cut down on meat
In Prague, Pope Francis has requested young people cut down on meat to help address the climate crisis. In a letter to the EU...
University of Edinburgh researchers bring us a step closer to space bacon
In Scotland, researchers from the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute have created a pig cell line capable of producing fat cells with “remarkable consistency”...
TerraVia burns the boats and sets off for the Land of Übernutrition
At the outset of his historic Conquest, Cortés gathered the men and burned the boats.
As TerraVia jettisons its break-out industrial product line and...
Unilever eyes 2023 for precision-fermented dairy launch
In London, Unilever executives have publicly called dairy “problematic” as it invests in R&D to produce alternatives via precision fermentation. The consumer goods giant,...
Large-scale Impossible Burger production is underway
In California, Impossible Foods began producing Impossible Burgers for restaurants nationwide at the Company’s first large-scale plant in East Oakland. The plant is ramping...
DiCaprio, Downey Jr., and NBA Allstar invest in cultivated salmon producer
In San Francisco, cultivated salmon producer Wildtype has raised $100 million in a series B funding as it works to build capacity and prepare...
Islamic legal authority lays out conditions for cultivated meat to be deemed halal
In Qatar, the International Islamic Fiqh Academy has determined that cultivated meat is halal for Muslims if the source cells come from animals permissible...
Your guide to eco-friendly libations
In New York, lifestyle media brand mindbodygreen has analyzed the environmental footprint of common boozy beverages.
A can of beer got the best marks, as it requires...