Re: [DIYbio] Re: How difficult would it be to make a super food?

Consider insects.

On 4/13/18, Skyler Gordon <skgor1@gmail.com> wrote:
> If anyone is actually serious about this idea I would suggest starting with
> something high in either protein, calories, or both. Rice?
>
> -SG
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 8:27 PM Cory J. Geesaman <cory@geesaman.com> wrote:
>
>> The vegan line was a joke, no offense actually meant.
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 8:47:11 PM UTC-4, Jonathan Cline wrote:
>>
>>> wouldn't it be best to start the brainstorming with an existing
>>> superfood
>>> (i.e. not mushroom).
>>> most likely the solution would be easier reached if fermented. such as
>>> natto.
>>> there were already some groups working on synbio biofactory for B-12 so
>>> that could be added to the ferment culture.
>>>
>>> not sure what point you are trying to imply with the comment "don't want
>>> to paint myself as some kind of vegan" which sounds like it could be
>>> with
>>> disparaging intent.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 11:30:33 AM UTC-7, Cory J. Geesaman wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This is more just mental masturbation than anything, but does anyone
>>>> have an ideas on how much work would be required to make a food that
>>>> hits
>>>> all the appropriate daily values of everything (essential vitamins
>>>> included) for a Human from a single source, say a mushroom? Are all
>>>> the
>>>> metabolic pathways and associated enzymes and genes known already for
>>>> the
>>>> synthesis of each of the essential vitamins? Would those pathways
>>>> compete
>>>> with each other negatively, or would they more or less work in parallel
>>>> without stepping on eachother's toes? Mushrooms are kind of arbitrary,
>>>> and
>>>> I know I've heard potatoes are close, but are there other things that
>>>> don't
>>>> require direct sunlight and aren't animals? (Again, this is just a
>>>> curiosity, I don't want to paint myself as some kind of vegan.)



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