Appreciation: Genetically engineered fungi are protein-packed, sustainable, and taste similar to meat

Genetically engineered fungi are protein-packed, sustainable, and taste similar to meat​

 

This is very interesting, but what matters is the cost of producing mycoprotein. According to Gemini AI, mycoprotein is 11 to 14% protein, while the USDA food database states that raw boneless, skinless chicken breasts are 22.5% protein; so, this product will have to be approximately half the price of chicken, if it really tastes like meat.

 

Tangentially, CRISPR is being discovered to have safety concerns, including "large structural variations (SVs), including chromosomal translocations and megabase-scale deletions, particularly in cells treated with DNA-PKcs inhibitors. These undervalued genomic alterations raise substantial safety concern"

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62606-z

Not that I don't advocate continuance of studying the technology.