Biofabrication: Using bacteria to produce animal feed

A new method for using bacteria to produce animal feed – or plastic or medicine – is in the works at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. “This is truly a completely new invention,” says researcher and project manager, Linda Bergaust. Her team, including inventor, Professor Lars Bakken, and Professor, Svein Jarle Horn, is one step closer to a solution that can help produce as much of what we need – from animal feed to medicine to plastic – using bacteria in a more ef