Food tech firm makes alternative to Asian delicacy that kills 73 million fish a yearA recent San Francisco startup is hoping to combat the trade in shark fins with biotechnology.recent Wave Foods is planning to use genetically modified yeast to produce collagen,which can be crafted into the desired fan-like structure typical of shark fins. You start with a gel and then stretch it into the legal conformation,” says Jenny Kaehms, and a bioengineer and co-founder of the company.
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Source: theguardian.com