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CRISPR fungus: Protein-packed, sustainable, and tastes like meat

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222 points rguiscard | 3 comments | 12 Dec 25 00:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.77s | source
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SapporoChris ◴[12 Dec 25 03:23 UTC] No.46240533[source]▶
They've altered Fusarium venenatum which is currently what Quorn utilizes in its products. "The production process of gene-edited MP is more environmentally friendly than chicken meat and cell-cultured meat." That's good news, if they get to the point where it is more economically friendly than chicken meat it will be great news.
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1. jcfrei ◴[12 Dec 25 12:12 UTC] No.46243401[source]▶
The farming lobby will try to ban it as soon as it becomes a viable alternative to poultry. I hope consumers will have the awareness to fight back.
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2. YurgenJurgensen ◴[12 Dec 25 14:19 UTC] No.46244367[source]▶
The feedstock has to come from somewhere, right? I’m assuming many farmers would prefer feeding it into stable vats of algae or fungus than dealing with the risks of another epidemic-induced chicken cull.
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3. Ericson2314 ◴[12 Dec 25 15:13 UTC] No.46244870[source]▶
Fungus probably needs more much too, because no photosynthesis.