A seed producer co-founded by an heir to an Argentine meat dynasty is betting it can make alternative meat more palatable by infusing crops with animal genes.
Newly listed Moolec Science SA is inserting pork and beef genes into soybeans and peas to create hybrid proteins that are both plant- and animal-based, Chief Executive Officer Gaston Paladini said in an interview at Bloomberg’s offices in New York.
“We believe in plant-based, for sure, but we need to put the food system into the next level — and that means embracing science,” he said.
That science could create ingredients…
