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Podcast: The Food & Drink Business Podcast
Episode: Synthetic biology possibilities
Description: Food & Drink Business editor Kim Berry talks to deep tech venture capital company Main Sequence director Phil Morle about synthetic biology, Australia’s role and potential in the sector and projects already underway. We look specifically at precision fermentation, its ability to recreate animal fats and why that will be key in shifting consumers to a plant-based diet.As the global population grows, the reality of needing to produce more food using less space becomes increasingly urgent. Phil talks about how science has done so much to significantly improved yield for current food production processes, and that it...