{"id":16632,"date":"2025-08-12T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1414706"},"modified":"2025-08-12T07:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:00:50","slug":"a-lisbon-lab-is-turning-dead-bacteria-into-dog-treats-next-up-human-snacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=16632","title":{"rendered":"A Lisbon lab is turning dead bacteria into dog treats. Next up: Human snacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2025%2F07%2FVEGDOG-Pure-Bites.jpg&#038;signature=88716f0e8a6c8d114977277f87cb66e5\" width=\"796\" height=\"417\"><br \/>\u201cMicrobial protein,\u201d says Katelijne Bekers, waving a vial of beige-coloured powder in front of me like it\u2019s a magic potion. It doesn\u2019t look like your typical lunch fare, but this unassuming dust could play a crucial role in the future of food. Bekers is the co-founder of MicroHarvest, a Hamburg and Lisbon-based startup that turns agricultural waste streams into protein powder using microbes \u2014 tiny organisms that exist all around us. The vegan ingredient is already making its way into dog treats. If all goes to plan, human snacks like protein bars, shakes, and ice cream won\u2019t be far behind.&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/a-lisbon-lab-is-turning-dead-bacteria-into-dog-treats-next-up-human-snacks?utm_source=social&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=profeed\">This story continues<\/a> at The Next Web <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/a-lisbon-lab-is-turning-dead-bacteria-into-dog-treats-next-up-human-snacks\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMicrobial protein,\u201d says Katelijne Bekers, waving a vial of beige-coloured powder in front of me like it\u2019s a magic potion. It doesn\u2019t look like your typical lunch fare, but this unassuming dust&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16632"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}