The plant with seeds that can grow meat
BBC Click features ORF Genetics and its greenhouse in Iceland, learning about the technology behind plant-made growth factors.
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ORF Genetics in the media
Selected press coverage and features of ORF Genetics from independent publications, from cultivated meat to molecular farming in Iceland.
Press coverage
External coverage and features about ORF Genetics. Each item links to the original publication.
ORF Genetics is growing innovation one barley plant at a time
Green By Iceland: in 2021, ORF Genetics branches out from cosmetics to produce animal-like growth factors from its barley for cell-cultured meat and related industries.
Using Barley To Make Affordable Growth Factors For Cell-Based Meat
Green Queen: Iceland's ORF Genetics is developing bio-risk-free growth factors for cell-cultured meats using barley to help slash production costs.
Plant Molecular Farming
Cell Based Tech Weekly: plant molecular farming refers to the production of recombinant proteins in plants, the technology behind ORF's growth factors.
Will COVID-19 change our relationship with meat?
Thomson Reuters Foundation: in a greenhouse among Iceland's lava fields, genetically modified barley may hold a key to the food of the future.
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