How Animal Advocates (Inadvertently) Helped Launch Synthetic Biology Rennet in Cheese

It turns out that the story of rennet’s displacement is even more interesting than it appears. I was formerly under the impression that synbio alternatives to rennet were simply more efficient than rennet. But after a <a href="https://www.businessforgoodpodcast.com/from-corporate-giant-to-prerevenue-startup-irina-gerrys-journey-to-change-foods" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">conversation with Irina Gerry</a> led me to research more, I learned that the animal protection movement actually inadvertently had as much to do with rennet becoming much more expensive as biotech companies like Pfizer had to do with bringing the cost of synbio rennet alternatives down. When Animal-Use Industries Recede into History It’s hard to think of many industries that have ended as a result of pleas from animal advocates. In fact, it’s far easier to enumerate such industries that have been decimated not by humane concerns, but by <a href="https://paulshapiro.medium.com/technology-to-animals-rescue-a-book-review-of-a-traitor-to-his-species-548b0fa9bbea" rel="noopener">new technology</a> simply rendering the animal exploitation obsolete. For example: <a href="https://paulshapiro.medium.com/how-animal-advocates-inadvertently-helped-launch-synthetic-biology-rennet-in-cheese-8ddc140abd6a">Read More</a>