Synthetic Biology: Rebranding Extreme Genetic Engineering

BlackListedNews · 05-14-2014, 11:30 PM

Some years ago, bread companies got the word that customers wanted more fiber in their bread. Instead of making more of their bread with whole grains, a few companies actually put in wood pulp and labeled it as “fiber”. Today, in San Francisco, a group of synthetic biology companies and a representative from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are holding a meeting called the SynBioBeta Cultured Food Forum about how to market foods and food additives made from extreme forms of genetic engineering as “natural” and “sustainable.”

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BlackListedNews Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 12,733 Rep Power: 58	Synthetic Biology: Rebranding Extreme Genetic Engineering Some years ago, bread companies got the word that customers wanted more fiber in their bread. Instead of making more of their bread with whole grains, a few companies actually put in wood pulp and labeled it as “fiber”. Today, in San Francisco, a group of synthetic biology companies and a representative from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are holding a meeting called the SynBioBeta Cultured Food Forum about how to market foods and food additives made from extreme forms of genetic engineering as “natural” and “sustainable.” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/black...mQp77CE/M.html