Plant-based tuna rolls out for sushi lovers
Reading Time: 2 minutesKULEANA’S FOUNDER JACEK PRUS came up with the idea to initially address problems caused by the high demand for tuna. For instance, overfishing is one of the major factors that contributed to the dwindling number of bluefin tuna species, not to mention the decreased fish stock levels in the market. Another factor is the health […]
Researchers in Spain use biotech to produce SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in plants
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRESEARCHERS María Coca and Juan José López-Moya from the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) are using their expertise in plant biotechnology and virology to produce SARS-CoV-2 antigens to be used in vaccine development. The researchers will experiment with different expression systems from plants and have formed a team including an […]