Re:Blue Origin manufactured solar cell prototype from lunar ...
by outworlder on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @04:29PM
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> I mentioned this as it's an evolving technology that may be closer to prime time
Unlikely. We have yet to master nutrition when it comes from plants, it will be even worse for a bioreactor. Unfortunately, the list of food ingredients that you see listed in minimum recommended intake values is woefully incomplete. There's a whole bunch of micronutrients we get from food that are difficult to replicate.
Bioreactors could be useful for making supplements (say, Omega-3) to offset specific deficiencies.
Unlikely. We have yet to master nutrition when it comes from plants, it will be even worse for a bioreactor. Unfortunately, the list of food ingredients that you see listed in minimum recommended intake values is woefully incomplete. There's a whole bunch of micronutrients we get from food that are difficult to replicate.
Bioreactors could be useful for making supplements (say, Omega-3) to offset specific deficiencies.