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Would you eat a fake prawn?
Worldwide demand for shrimp is causing harm to the environment as well as endangering those working to farm it. In response to this, a Silicon Valley start-up company has developed a way of making the seafood artificially. New Wave Foods say that their synthetic prawns - made using plant proteins and algae - will provide a sustainable alternative to the real thing. Their CEO Dominique Barnes spoke to Dan Damon.
(Photo: synthetic prawns in a dish. Credit: New Wave Foods)
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