Source: Lucy Stitzer, GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 11/1/21

Imagine if we could redesign nature by making a house out of mushrooms, a ski jacket from fermented microbes, and seafood made in a lab. What if we could combat cancer using targeted genes from broccoli? You won’t have to imagine for long, as scientists are finding new ways of recreating the materials and foods we depend on every day using a combination of fermentation and synthetic biology. I just got out of the lake this morning after a long swim. It was lovely…blue skies, a bit of early morning breeze, and a loon calling nearby.

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