Isolating and optimising salt-tolerant marine microbes for sustainable and clean protein production

我们的全球粮食系统需要转型变革。今天，动物来源的蛋白质生产占用了83%的农田，占农业温室气体排放量的60%。如果世界转向以植物为基础的饮食，我们将减少全球75%的农业用地，并减少其对森林砍伐和淡水使用的影响。然而，剧烈的饮食变化很难实现，目前的纯素替代品在味道和质地方面都不能满足消费者的期望。在bravyculture，我们正在勇敢地培育可持续蛋白质生产的未来。我们使用精密发酵，并与现有的植物性食品制造商合作，生产出美味的食物，尝起来和我们所知道和喜爱的食物一样，但对人类和地球的成本都降低了。我们的解决方案比主流农业少排放81%的碳，少使用97%的淡水，比目前传统的精密发酵技术便宜31%。“勇敢培养”公司正在利用海洋的力量，通过精密发酵培养下一代替代蛋白。通过使用含有海水、海藻和食物垃圾的可持续原料，我们将大大减少蛋白质生产对环境的影响。然而，为了使用这些原料，我们必须确定新的海洋酵母或真菌物种，它们可以在这些条件下自然产生高产量的蛋白质。海洋环境提供了未开发潜力的宝库。据认为，只有不到1%的海洋真菌被发现！在这个项目中，我们将分离和培养大量的海洋酵母和真菌，并评估它们生产蛋白质的潜力。最终，我们将对我们的顶级候选物种进行基因工程改造，使它们能够生产出可持续、营养丰富、美味的高质量蛋白质成分。我们将与现有的植物性乳制品和肉类制造商合作，为市场带来替代食品，这些食品是动物源性食品的完美复制品，但对地球有积极的净影响。

Our global food system needs transformational change. Today, animal-derived protein production occupies 83% of farmland and accounts for 60% of agriculture GHG emissions. If the world shifted to a plant-based diet, we would reduce global land use for agriculture by 75%, as well as decrease its impacts on deforestation and freshwater use. However, drastic dietary changes are difficult to achieve, and current vegan alternatives do not meet consumers' expectations in terms of taste and texture.At BravelyCultured, we are bravely cultivating the future of sustainable protein production. We use precision fermentation and collaborate with existing plant-based food manufacturers to produce delicious foods that taste and feel like the foods we know and love, but at a reduced cost to both people and planet. Our solution emits 81% less carbon and uses 97% less freshwater than mainstream agriculture and is 31% cheaper than current traditional precision fermentation techniques.BravelyCultured are harnessing the power of the ocean to cultivate the next generation of alt-proteins by precision fermentation. By using sustainable feedstocks containing seawater, seaweed, and food waste we will dramatically reduce the environmental impact of protein production. In order to use such feedstocks, however, we must identify novel marine species of yeast or fungi that can naturally produce high yields of protein in these conditions. Marine environments offer a treasure trove of untapped potential. It is thought that less than 1% of marine fungi have been discovered! During this project, we will isolate and cultivate a vast panel of marine yeast and fungi and assess their potential for protein production.Ultimately, we will genetically engineer our top candidate species such that they produce high-quality protein ingredients that are sustainable, nutritious, and delicious. We will collaborate with existing plant-based dairy and meat manufacturers to bring to the market alternative foods that are a perfect replica of their animal-derived counterparts but have a net-positive impact on the planet.