Harnessing bioengineered microbes as a versatile platform for space nutrition

Briardo Llorente (), Thomas C. Williams, Hugh D. Goold, Isak S. Pretorius and Ian T. Paulsen
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Briardo Llorente: Macquarie University
Thomas C. Williams: Macquarie University
Hugh D. Goold: Macquarie University
Isak S. Pretorius: Macquarie University
Ian T. Paulsen: Macquarie University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Human enterprises through the solar system will entail long-duration voyages and habitation creating challenges in maintaining healthy diets. We discuss consolidating multiple sensory and nutritional attributes into microorganisms to develop customizable food production systems with minimal inputs, physical footprint, and waste. We envisage that a yeast collection bioengineered for one-carbon metabolism, optimal nutrition, and diverse textures, tastes, aromas, and colors could serve as a flexible food-production platform. Beyond its potential for supporting humans in space, bioengineered microbial-based food could lead to a new paradigm for Earth’s food manufacturing that provides greater self-sufficiency and removes pressure from natural ecosystems.

Date: 2022
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