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This volcanic microbe startup is taking on Beyond Meat and Impossible in plant-based race

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For now, the products that the Chicago-based biotech startup plans to launch are a complete secret. After a trip to Yellowstone, SBP observed how certain extremophile organisms can survive in the National Park’s volcanic streams sparking a quest to create edible proteins with nutritional value from these hearty microbes.

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Why technology could make animals obsolete

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Editor’s Note: Rob Leclerc is a Founding Partner at venture capital firm AgFunder where he co-leads the investment team with Founding Partner Michael Dean. First is the emergence of social media , which led to the formation of new food tribes and trends including organic, gluten-free, vegan, keto, flexitarian and reducetarian.