Posted on 02/08/2025 1:14:36 PM PST by BenLurkin
Once harvested, the potatoes will be processed to extract casein protein powder, a key component in dairy production. Casein, which makes up 80% of milk proteins, is essential for cheese-making and provides melting, stretching and foaming properties in dairy products.
Founded just a year ago, Finally Foods specializes in molecular agriculture, using potatoes as natural bio-reactors to produce casein protein. Bio-reactors serve as a medium for biochemical reactions, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional livestock-based dairy production, which contributes to high greenhouse gas emissions and requires extensive land and water resources. The company sees plant-based dairy proteins as a solution to global climate and food security challenges.
The innovative technology was developed with AI-driven genetic engineering from Israeli biotech firm Evogene. By analyzing vast genetic databases, researchers identified animal-derived DNA sequences that could be incorporated into plants, enabling potatoes to function as biological factories for protein production. The AI continuously optimizes both the growth process and protein yield.
Potatoes were chosen as the host crop due to their high yield, ease of protein extraction and global availability. Unlike fermentation-based dairy alternatives, which rely on yeasts, bacteria and fungi but struggle to replicate real casein, this method offers a cost-effective and scalable approach to producing identical dairy proteins.
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Cheesy potato chips!
RFK needs to look at this. I, now, don’t trust anything grown out of a lab.
Sounds Kosher. /S
Poland’s been doing that creating vodka.
Soylent Spuds ping.
Will Chuck Schumer put it on raw burgers to show that he’s a common man along with his Mexican only beer and avocados?
George Soros still wants you to get your proteins by eating the bugs.
“RFK needs to look at this. I, now, don’t trust anything grown out of a lab.”
Grown in a potato.
ELSIE, THE BORDEN COW, SEEKS A 2nd OPINION
We’d all better keep an eye on these potatoes.
*Especially* Youcon gold.
More AI matters for your consideration.
Great, so what happens when Fauchy crosses a tiger with a tomato? We'll end up with ill tempered killer tomatoes.
Toucan gold is probably a name for some type of pot.
Nor do I.
If these ‘green’ companies highly recommend ‘em, you know tuber suspicious.
If God didn’t make it, don’t eat it.
The US has about 100 million bovines and about 3 million square miles.
Do you really expect me to believe one belching bull or cow per 20 acres could impact the climate?
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