Friedberg describes a Chinese team that synthesized starch from atmospheric carbon two years ago using chemo-enzymatic systems.
“And what they did is they created a chemo enzymatic system, meaning chemical and then enzymes, that could synthesize starch from atmospheric carbon.”
Friedberg asserts all biomanufactured food proteins are currently 10x more expensive than commodity prices despite startup claims otherwise.
“No matter what startup tells you, whatever they're gonna tell you, it's all 10 x more expensive. Some of them are coming down.”