And now there’s this !!!!!!!! Agh!!
California Scientists Developing Cow-Free Dairy Milk From GMO Yeast and 3D Printed Milk Proteins
$40 Million Startup Developing Gene-Sequenced Milk Made from GMO YeastThe brainchild of Ryan Pandya, formerly of the Bill Gates funded Biotech and vaccine company MassBiologics, and co-founder Perumal Gandhi, the company Perfect Day aims to produce cow-free milk with the goal of disrupting the dairy industry.This new type of dairy will be made from food grade GMO yeast that has been altered through gene sequencing and 3D printing to produce proteins identical to those found in cow’s milk.Samples of the Perfect Day milk substitute product.“We can’t help it. We love cheese,” the two co-founders and self-described vegans state on their website, adding that the yeast does not end up in the final food product.“We thought: Why give up our favorite foods? There must be a better way. And so we brought together a diverse team of chefs, food developers, scientists, engineers, and marketers to achieve this goal.”According to a 2015 study from Mark Steer of the University of West England, who reached out to Perfect Day to conduct a preliminary life cycle analysis and environment impact study on animal-free brewed milk compared to milk from cows, significant potential environmental benefits could result.
His research found that the Perfect Day lab created milk produced 84% fewer greenhouse gas emissions, had 98% less water use, 91% less land use, and a 65% reduction in energy use compared to traditional dairy. With $40 million in backing from a host of investors, the company hopes to have its products on store shelves within two years.“We’re developing a toolkit for the food industry,” says Pandya to Forbes. “Because we’re making those functional ingredients, we can work with every brand under the sun that’s currently buying dairy ingredients and help them to move their food products in a greener direction.”
This emerging system places scientists at the forefront of food production, not farmers.In many cases, lab-made food companies start with admirable goals of ending or minimizing animal suffering, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and other similar missions.
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