Liz Specht on Food tech

Breaking new study in @Nature indicates that substituting 20% of beef with microbial proteins from fermentation could cut deforestation in half by 2050. I spoke with @partlowj at @washingtonpost about the broader context of fermentation & alt proteins. t.co

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