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Wow, that second link is a rip off. A gram of the stuff there costs abut $8000. Fibrogen sells a grams of the same gelatin for $790.
And if you dig into the Fibrogen page they say they can sell recombinant human gelatin for clinical use, you just have to contact them to work out arrangements.
That is a really crazy headline, right? Unfortunately, it is not a joke. Right now, gelatin made with human DNA fragments is already being used in pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines, and scientists believe that recent breakthroughs will soon make it economically feasible to use such gelatin in consumer products such as gummy bears and marshmallows on a massive scale. So are you ready for gummy bears made out of people? They are coming.
Just to make sure you understand, this gelatin is not made out of human DNA - there is nothing human in the gelatin. A yeast is altered by inserting a fragment of DNA into the yeast's genome. In this case, the fragment is a human gene that codes for the production of gelatin. This causes the altered yeast to make gelatin. As the yeast reproduces, you end up with a colony of millions of yeast cells that all have this gelatin production gene, and they all end up producing gelatin.
Wow, that second link is a rip off. A gram of the stuff there costs abut $8000. Fibrogen sells a grams of the same gelatin for $790.
And if you dig into the Fibrogen page they say they can sell recombinant human gelatin for clinical use, you just have to contact them to work out arrangements.
I do recall seeing a reference to clinical trials. Neither sounds all that economical. However, 8000 a gram seems ridiculous.
That's probably why we're not eating this gelatin and why it's only really being used in research and vaccine production.
Ya think? LOL.
My understanding was it was supposed to be more productive, therefore more economical for cost. The issue of reaction or lack of is a bonus. However, I think the price would have to come way down for any real production.
My understanding was it was supposed to be more productive, therefore more economical for cost. The issue of reaction or lack of is a bonus. However, I think the price would have to come way down for any real production.
Perhaps down the road this method of production will be more commercially feasible than the current method. The current benefit is that it produces very pure gelatin.
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