In one sentence: “Synthesizing” and “food” are uncommon word pairings, but the engineered dishes they serve may be an appetizing feast for the senses.Overview: Climate change, a growing global population, and maturation of new biotechnologies are driving the motivation for – and means of – producing more food. Engineering is improving traditional agricultural means for food production, yet, in our conversation with Kate Krueger of Helikon, emerging synthesization techniques are bringing food from the lab to the market, with exciting and healthy results. Topic Timecodes:00:59 What is "high-tech food"01:57 "Cheese doodle" tech04:06 Recombinant protein technology06:17 Relationship between recombinant protein technology and climate change08:07 Growth factors & proteins11:58 Veracity of claims of cosmetic benefits due to wheat-grown proteins12:38 Analogy to stem cells13:04 Economic challenge of growing growth factors14:42 Summary of mechanism for generating proteins genetically16:50 Is eating meat bad for the environment?19:01 Wildtype and genetically-engineered salmon19:41 Taste of lab-grown meat & "fat tech"21:02 Politics around meat-eating & environmental sustainability concerns23:00 Potential for lab-grown meat25:28 More funding for startups than universities & Kate's cross-silo experience in cell ag space28:39 Helikon Consulting32:01 Potential harms for "high-tech food" & regulation by FDA/USDA34:43 Long-term effects on human microbiome due to consumption of lab-grown meat as opposed to more "biodiverse", from-the-wild foods36:50 Red tomatoes & ethylene gas38:45 Kid Kate & why biology/chemistry as concentration40:01 Why consulting for Kate now?41:10 Balancing industry and academic perspectives45:40 Rapid-fire questions for Kate47:45 Kate asks us rapid-fire questions51:44 Kate's advice to audienceShow Notes:Episode page, transcript, and podcast listening links: https://www.toughtechtoday.com/synthesizing-food/Kate Kruger on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktkruegerHelikon (company): https://www.helikon.xyzWatch this show on Youtube: https://youtu.be/W55ZojPWblc𝞣 

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