From SynBioBeta, the synthetic biology conference, at UCSF today
On the “Mushroom Stage” (Ecovative’s panels and translucent letters grown as a filamentous fungus mycelium):
• The radical experiment that has been run over the past 100 years shifting the microbiome of infants and provoking a wide array of immune disorders (allergies, asthma, diabetes)
• Growing CBD and THC in micro-algae with much higher efficiency than the marijuana plant
• Optical brain control of mice — making them attack on command
Michael Mendez, Renew BioPharma:
“CBD and TDC are just 2 of hundreds of cannabinoids in marijuana. Manufacturing? It’s farming today, very expensive farming. 99% of the product grown is a waste stream. Less than 1% of the total mass carbon goes into product. Micro-algae are the best host. Same OS. Plant to plant. And great that it’s in a liquid as we go direct to fermentation.”
Meghan Palmer, Center of Int’l Security & Cooperation: “The FBI has been a sponsor of IGEM for a decade.” (IGEM the genetically engineered organisms competition for college students)
Hugh Goold, Macquerie University — “Australia has a $11B Ag industry and spent $1B on drought relief last year. Syn Bio will be a transformative tech.”
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