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DNA Script, a pioneer in DNA synthesis providing scientists with rapid, on-demand access to high-quality DNA, today announced that in collaboration with prime awardee GE HealthCare, they have been awarded up to $26 million in funding for a four-year initiative from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).

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Barragán Fonseca, K.Y., Mertens, D., Beschoren da Costa, P. et al. By-products of insect farming as a novel sustainable biofertilizer for crops. npj Sustain. Agric. 4, 62 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-026-00175-4 https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-026-00175-4

Land O’Lakes is investing in its Tulare dairy facility to expand into the growing dairy protein market, creating new opportunities for California dairy producers and food manufacturers. A recent interview featured on AgNet ... Read More The post Land O’Lakes Expands Tulare Facility Into Dairy Protein Production appeared first on AgNet West.

arXiv:2607.22314v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Multiple Sequence Alignments (MSAs) provide protein language models with explicit evolutionary context, but their large depth makes subsampling unavoidable under limited token budgets. Existing strategies, including random selection, identity-based filtering, and diversity-driven sampling, are effective heuristics, yet provide limited control over the evolutionary signals retained in the subset. In this work, we recast MSA subsampling as an explicit optimization problem, where key evolutionary measures, including query identity and diversity, are treated as controllable objectives. Building on this view, we introduce AP-REASONER, an Affinity-Propagation-based factor-graph approach. With evolution-aware unary factors, exemplar-consistency factors, and two control knobs, AP-REASONER performs factor-graph reasoning through message passing to infer a fixed-budget MSA subset. Experiments on long-range contact prediction and conformational

Startups making lactoferrin via precision fermentation are exploring ways to differentiate themselves as more players pile into the space. The post All G makes US debut with low-iron lactoferrin made via precision fermentation appeared first on AgFunderNews.

“The IP and know-how are attractive because they shorten the path from laboratory biology to a manufacturable platform," says Yoel Freilich. The post Believer Meats trustee sets August 5 deadline for cultivated meat IP auction appeared first on AgFunderNews.

Controlling ribosomal RNA could help researchers target diseases driven by too little or too much protein production. Cells do not simply make proteins at a fixed pace. They continually adjust production to match their needs, and those changes can help determine whether a cell keeps dividing, adopts a specialized identity, or retains the developmental flexibility [...]

Lab-grown meat, gene editing and extreme fire: researchers' predictions for life in the 2100s

CRISPR Flips a Hidden Switch Inside Human Cells Scientists have developed a powerful new technique to control protein production, a key process behind growth, development, and cancer. Researchers have created a novel method using CRISPR which can control the production of proteins in the cells. The research can give scientists more critical insights into cell […] The post New CRISPR Method Helps Scientists Control Protein Production in Cells appeared first on BioTecNika.

Future therapies for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) must target both the virus and its immune response to ensure babies get the best possible outcomes, finds a new study by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).

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The speed at which a cell produces proteins is a decisive factor in determining whether it divides, specializes or retains its stem cell properties. A team of researchers led by Professor Stefan H. Stricker, professor of epigenetic engineering at LMU's Biomedical Center and research group leader at Helmholtz Munich, has worked with international partners to demonstrate directly for the first time that the amount of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) directly regulates these processes. Their results were published in the journal Science.

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture says new bipartisan legislation could improve middle-of-the-supply chain breakdowns for producers. Director of Public Policy Becky Garrison Werfel tells Brownfield addressing gaps throughout the food system builds a stronger domestic industry for small and mid-sized farmers. “The momentum that we see right now with MAHA and hospitals […] The post New food supply chain bill would invest in local farmers and infrastructure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

arXiv:2607.00180v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Deep-learning structure predictors are sensitive to their multiple sequence alignment (MSA) input, making MSA subsampling a practical route to recovering alternative conformations. Existing approaches such as AF-Cluster operate in sequence space, providing limited control over which conformational basin is sampled. We introduce SF-Cluster, which subsamples MSAs using patterns of predicted local energetic frustration, a representation largely independent of sequence similarity. Across a benchmark of 48 cases spanning fold-switching, allosteric, oligomerization-coupled, and intrinsically disordered systems, and using an AF-Cluster-style dual-reference RMSD criterion, SF-Cluster improves target-state recovery of the alternative conformation over AF-Cluster across the two-state classes, with the largest improvement observed for allosteric systems (+15.5 percentage points). The selected MSAs transfer to an architecturally distinct predictor,

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arXiv:2606.26757v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Edible insects offer an efficient source of alternative protein, requiring less land, water and emitting less greenhouse gas than conventional livestock. However, their successful integration into the food supply chain demands reliable species authentication to control allergen exposure, prevent adulteration, and meet regulatory standards. Near-infrared spectroscopy provides a rapid analytical tool, but its performance drops when applied to production batches unseen during training due to batch-to-batch variation in spectral measurements. We introduce the Batch-Invariant Spectral Network (BISN), an end-to-end framework that combines a learnable preprocessing module, initialised with Savitzky-Golay filtering, with an entropy-regularised adversarial objective to suppress batch-specific spectral variation. In contrast to Domain-Adversarial Neural Networks, which enforce domain adaptation only after feature extraction, BISN suppress

Liberation Bioindustries has paused construction at its US precision fermentation facility as it seeks funds to complete the 600,000-L site. The post Liberation Bioindustries pauses construction again as it seeks funds to complete US biomanufacturing site appeared first on AgFunderNews.

Cultivated meat is well past its honeymoon period after a string of high-profile failures. But is there light at the end of the tunnel? The post Cultivated meat deep dive: After the crash, who’s still standing? appeared first on AgFunderNews.

The funding "tells us that Europe sees the same opportunity we do, to turn the promise of precision fermentation into a commercial reality, at scale," says CEO Stephan van Sint Fiet. The post Vivici bags $14.4m EIC funding to scale precision-fermented dairy proteins appeared first on AgFunderNews.

A new study finds participants preferred insect protein bars over cereal bars, with curiosity and attention outweighing initial disgust toward the foods.

A new study from the Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture (TUCCA), recently published in Food Quality & Preference, explores how terminology influences consumer perceptions of cultivated meat products in the United States and Germany.

Other bidders have until July 20 to submit competing bids for the Believer Meats cultivated meat facility in North Carolina. The post Exclusive: UPSIDE Foods submits $50m stalking horse bid for Believer Meats’ US cultivated meat facility appeared first on AgFunderNews.

How do bacteria regulate the production of their proteins? Researchers at the University of Hamburg, in collaboration with international partners, have now demonstrated how small protein building blocks, known as peptides, specifically influence bacterial protein production. The findings have been published in two articles in the journal Nature Communications.

It's the economy stupid. Plant-based meat’s retail slowdown began just as inflation made grocery shoppers more price-sensitive, says Paul Shapiro. The post Guest article: What the obituaries for plant-based meat miss appeared first on AgFunderNews.

Several startups are producing bovine lactoferrin via precision fermentation. However, human lactoferrin—which is structurally different—is seen by potential customers as a premium option, claims Helaina. The post Nestlé taps Helaina to explore bioactive proteins in infant nutrition appeared first on AgFunderNews.

The global biopharma industry is placing increasing importance on regional support rather than only centralized expertise to help complex programs advance. A key benefit is access to local expertise in or near their time zone. The post Bioproduction Pivots from Centralized to Regional Support appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News.

FlyBox's Fortress is designed to tackle two of the biggest headaches that have dogged first-gen insect farms: climate control and capex. The post FlyBox founder: Insect farming can work in Europe, but not as a VC-backed protein play appeared first on AgFunderNews.

A team of Israeli scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed a novel method to significantly lower the production costs of cultivated meat. The new study demonstrates that preloading plant-derived cellulose scaffolds with growth factors supports the cost-efficient proliferation and differentiation of bovine stem cells. By binding these vital proteins directly to an anisotropic, directionally frozen framework instead of dispersing them in liquid media, this method achieves high-quality tissue development using up to 10 times fewer expensive factors. Upon multi-week cultivation and subsequent pan-frying, the cell-bound constructs show partially similar mechanical and visual responses to traditional sirloin cuts.

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences have elucidated how the production of certain proteins and their insertion into the inner membrane of mitochondria are coordinated.

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New research published in NeoBiota has found that the Western honey bee—an introduced species to Australia—and the devastating, invasive plant fungus known as myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) may have formed a mutually beneficial relationship known as "invasional mutualism."

US Army studies alternative protein rations using gels, powders, and fermentation methods to reduce weight while maintaining soldier nutrition requirements

Researchers from A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a new method, called 'sm-PORE-cupine', to study individual RNA molecules and reveal how their structures influence gene regulation, a fundamental process that affects how cells function in health and disease.

“While the plant-based meat category declined overall in Spain in 2025, we are reversing the trend and gaining momentum within the market," says cofounder Bernat Añaños. The post Heura Foods hits positive EBITDA in Q1: ‘a turning point for the European plant-based sector’ appeared first on AgFunderNews.

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Beyond Meat’s new sparkling protein beverage will hit stores in New York this summer, while Beyond Steak will launch in select retailers later this year. The post Beyond Meat CEO fleshes out beverage launch plans for New York retail debut after grim Q1 appeared first on AgFunderNews.

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New research into plant-based food and drinks has found a prevalence of mycotoxins—naturally occurring poisonous compounds produced by fungi—in hundreds of vegetarian and vegan products. A total of 212 plant-based meat alternatives (PMBAs) and plant-based beverages (PBBs) from UK shelves were tested—and all of them contained at least one of 19 mycotoxins, with multiple products containing more than one.

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The service "is exploring how the emerging alternative-protein sector can help meet several objectives, including enhancing food supply chain resilience."

The service "is exploring how the emerging alternative-protein sector can help meet several objectives, including enhancing food supply chain resilience."

The service "is exploring how the emerging alternative-protein sector can help meet several objectives, including enhancing food supply chain resilience."

The service "is exploring how the emerging alternative-protein sector can help meet several objectives, including enhancing food supply chain resilience."

Fermeate uses optogenetics—precise control of gene expression with light—to turbocharge productivity in bioreactors, with minimal capex. The post Fermeate raises $2m to deliver “step change” in precision fermentation economics with optogenetics appeared first on AgFunderNews.

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Sweet proteins such as brazzein add an exciting new dimension to the sugar-reduction toolbox, claims Pentasweet. The post Sweet protein: Pentasweet breaks ground on $76m precision fermentation facility for brazzein appeared first on AgFunderNews.

Indonesia’s new front-of-pack nutrition labelling scheme has been welcomed by health advocates as a long-overdue measure to tackle excessive sugar, salt and fat intake. But experts said the labels were only a first step and would do little on their own to slow Indonesia’s growing burden of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and other diet-related diseases. A decree issued by the health ministry on April 14 requires ready-to-eat food and drink products to carry nutrition labels and health messages...

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US retail sales of plant-based meat & seafood fell 10% to $1bn in 2025, while sales of plant-based milk fell 2% to $2.7 billion, says the GFI. The post US alt-meat slump continues, but plant protein gains traction in beverages – GFI appeared first on AgFunderNews.

Beyond Meat rises in after-hours trading following Form 144 filing and continued momentum after Monday's session. Importance Rank:  1 read more

New research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has found a critical role for the SIRT6 enzyme in preventing the formation of protein waste. SIRT6 is a naturally produced enzyme, but it tends to decline over time. Prof. Debra Toiber's research has shown that reduced SIRT6 levels play a critical role in aging and age-related neurodegeneration across multiple levels.

The European Investment Bank is lending €20 million to BioLamina, the Swedish biotech that supplies the laminin-based cell culture matrices used by stem cell therapy developers worldwide. The funding will support expanded production of laminin technologies and animal-free drug safety testing methods. BioLamina, the Stockholm-based biotechnology company that produces the protein scaffolding used to grow […] This story continues at The Next Web

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