Show HN: Biohackers are engineering baker's yeast to produce Real Vegan Cheese

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/real-vegan-cheese

by technotony • 12 years ago

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webhat3• 12 years ago

That would be pretty awesome if they could do it. From what I understand of genetic modification the enzymes which are used to cap or splice the of DNA strands can be very expensive.

I'm guessing $15k is a fraction of the money they'll need and they are hoping to pick up a substantial amount more.

technotony• 12 years ago

I don't think there are any salaries here, but the DNA that codes for the enzymes can be synthesized de novo for way less than $1,000 so this should be enough money for a prototype. Bio is getting cheaper and easier to do all the tiem. Getting high levels of expression will take longer however and that will cost more!

webhat3• 12 years ago

I didn't think salaries were in there, not if you look at the number of people who seem to be on the team. I was actually taking from point of view of the advise from Indigogo, which is to ask a fraction of the amount, meaning they would need much more.

stephenmac98• 12 years ago

Glad to see this go public. I am interning for one of the guys working on this project (I am not working on this however) and they seem like good guys. Best of luck in getting funding!

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