C16 Biosciences Relies on Naturally Oleaginous Yeast Rather Than Genetic Modification
Shara Ticku · Saving the f#$%ing rainforests with Shara Ticku of C16 Biosciences · Jun 15, 2023 · at 21:43
Shara Ticku, co-founder and CEO of C16 Biosciences, explains their synthetic biology strategy compared to other alternative protein and fat companies.
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“So instead of sort of finding the DNA responsible for producing oil in the oil palm tree and then importing that and genetically inserting it into a yeast, we actually found a yeast which could naturally make the oil that we wanted.”
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