This ISSCR Digital series explores the intersection of stem cell science and global sustainability issues. Animal agriculture, a main contributor to global deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions, is estimated to be the second largest cause of human-made global warming. Global warming is one of the most significant threats to biodiversity on the planet. Stem cell research and its application has the potential to remediate these problems.
Australia's first cellular agriculture academic, Johannes le Coutre, joins Cellular Agriculture Australia's Bianca Le for a fascinating discussion about cellular agriculture. Event is free but registration is necessary!
The fruits, vegetables and animal products we see on supermarket shelves today are the result of countless iterations of selective breeding. In fact, farmers have been using this methodology to improve plant and animal characteristics for thousands of years. Breeding methods have become increasingly sophisticated — today, not only can scientists can use biotechnology as a tool to accelerate the improvement of these commodities, but they can create entirely new ones.
We’re only just beginning to explore the full spectrum of applications in our food system. Advances in biotechnology have the potential to help protect our environment, feed our ever-growing population and to do so in the face of a future which is significantly impacted by climate change.
But along with these incredible opportunities to transform the way we grow and eat food come big challenges, especially around the adoption and the public perception of some of these technologies.
We're going to unpack some of these opportunities and learn about what the future of food is going to look like.
