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Hope you all had a nourishing Thanksgiving! 🦃💛 Today is a special Grow Everything replay for the holiday weekend: our conversation with Paul Shapiro, CEO & Co-Founder of The Better Meat Co. Perfect for the day-after-Thanksgiving reflection on food, community, and what’s next-Paul digs into fungi fermentation, scalable alt-meat, and why better products are how food systems change. 🎧 Replay is live on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. #Thanksgiving #FutureOfFood #FoodBiotech #AlternativeProtein #GrowEverythingPodcast

🦃💛 Thanksgiving Week on Grow Everything 🎙️🌱 As Thanksgiving approaches, we’ve been thinking a lot about the people who make food, share food, and build the kinds of communities that make any of it meaningful. At its heart, this holiday is about nourishment - not just what’s on the table, but who’s around it. This also marks three years of Grow Everything, and we just want to say: thank you. Thank you for listening, for sending notes, for debating big ideas with us, and for being part of this growing ecosystem. We honestly wouldn’t be here without you. To celebrate the week, we’re throwing back to a few episodes that feel especially right for the moment: 🍅 Nathan Pumplin, CEO of Norfolk Healthy Produce - on building trust in biotech food and showing how innovation can start with something as simple (and joyful) as a tomato. 🧫 Zack Abbott, Founder & CEO of ZBiotics - on modern probiotics, thoughtful GMO design, and what it really means to create biology that fits into real lives. 🧬 Dr. Casey Lardner, PhD, Executive Director of Genspace NYC - on community biology labs as spaces for experiential learning, ethical science, and belonging. And then on Friday, we’re replaying one of our favorite Thanksgiving-themed episodes on foodtech with Paul Shapiro, CEO & Co-Founder of Better Meat Co. Paul takes us into the world of fungi protein and alternative meats - but also into the bigger questions underneath it all: how we feed people well, how we steward resources, and what kind of future we’re actually trying to grow. However you’re spending this week, we hope it brings you good food, good people, and maybe even a little wonder about what’s possible next. With gratitude, Karl, Erum, & Lizette 💛 #Thanksgiving #GrowEverything #FoodInnovation #Bioeconomy #CommunityScience #AlternativeProtein #Biotech #Podcast #Gratitude

This week’s conversation is one of our most mind-bending yet. Karl Schmieder, MS MFA and Erum Azeez Khan sit down with Dr. Michael Levin, Vannevar Bush Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University, whose work is reshaping how we think about life, intelligence, and the very foundations of synthetic biology. Michael invites us to rethink cells not as passive building blocks, but as agential matter—systems with goals, memory, and problem-solving abilities. From bioelectric patterning to Xenobots and next-generation regenerative biology, he shows what becomes possible when we stop “engineering” life and start collaborating with it. If you care about the future of biotech, regenerative medicine, or the emerging science of collective intelligence in living systems, this episode is a must-listen. 🎧 Now streaming on: Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ePKazSEd Apple: https://lnkd.in/ejpKiy_R YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eN9Nnvcz Like and subscribe on our substack as well: https://lnkd.in/ebbFUjFR 👉 Don’t miss this one. It will change how you think about biology. #GrowEverything #MichaelLevin #SyntheticBiology #Biotech #Regeneration #CollectiveIntelligence #Xenobots #FutureofBiology

🧬 It’s Edges of Biology Week on the Grow Everything Podcast! 🎙️ This week we're reporting from the edges of biology, where understanding cells is about expanding what’s possible for human health, planetary resilience, and the way we understand life itself. To honor that, we’re revisiting conversations that still inspire us: 🧬 Andrew Hessel of Humane Genomics, who challenges us to imagine a world where genomes aren’t just sequenced but booted up - flipping our understanding of life and computation. 💊 Dr. Vega Shah, PhD of NVIDIA, who shows how AI is accelerating biology in ways we could barely imagine even a few years ago - from growing materials to modeling proteins to rethinking drug discovery. ✨ Dr. Deniz Kent, PhD of Prolific Machines, who reminds us that science is something we co-create - and shares how controlling cells with light could change biomanufacturing forever. Each episode is a window into people who are pushing boundaries, asking bold questions, and building tools that will shape entire industries. And each one speaks to a simple truth: synthetic biology is no longer a niche. It’s becoming part of everything. 🌟 And on Friday, we’re excited to air a brand new episode with Dr. Michael Levin, Vannevar Bush Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University, whose work stretches the imagination. From collective cellular intelligence to Xenobots to regenerative biology, Michael invites us to rethink what living systems are capable of…and what it means to communicate with them. As we explore the week ahead, we’re thinking about what it means to be creators in an age where biology itself is programmable. How do we grow responsibly, creatively, and ethically? Let’s find out - together. #GrowEverything #SyntheticBiology #Biotech #EmergingTech #Bioengineering #AI #Regeneration #Xenobots #FutureOfLife #Podcast #Biofabrication

This week Erum Azeez Khan and Karl Schmieder, MS MFA sit down with Andrew Verbinnen, co-founder of HairDAO, the patient-led biotech rethinking how hair loss research is funded, conducted, and delivered. From on-chain governance to high-throughput follicle science, Andrew shares how HairDAO is building a faster, more aligned model for developing real treatments. A must-listen for anyone curious about the future of DeSci, personal care innovation, or how patients are reshaping biomedical R&D. 🎧 Links to Listen on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube #GrowEverything #HairDAO #Biotech #DeSci #Innovation #PersonalCare

💆♀️ It’s Personal Care/Hair Care Week on Grow Everything! 🎙️🌿 This week, we’re talking all things biotech and self-care - from how our biology shapes beauty to how innovation is redefining the way we care for skin and hair. We’re revisiting some of our favorite past guests who’ve each reimagined what “personal care” can mean when powered by science: ✨ Elle Shelley Black of Made Technologies, on how understanding hormones and biometrics can transform skincare from reactive to predictive. 🧪 Erika Milczek of Curie Co, on building enzyme-powered alternatives to petroleum-based ingredients and preservatives in everyday products. 💡 Suveen Sahib of K18 Hair, on harnessing biotech to repair hair from within and expand the creative potential of beauty. Each of these founders reminds us that beauty and care aren’t just about products -they’re about understanding biology as part of who we are. And this Friday, we’re taking that conversation to the next level with Andrew Verbinnen, co-founder of HairDAO. Andrew’s work brings together community, biotech, and telehealth to redefine how we understand - and literally grow - hair health. It’s a glimpse into a more connected, patient-led, and biology-driven future. Tune in all week as we celebrate the innovators blending care, science, and culture — and don’t miss Friday’s new episode. #GrowEverything #Biotech #PersonalCare #HairHealth #BeautyInnovation #BioDesign #SyntheticBiology #HairDAO #MadeTechnologies #CurieCo #K18Hair #Podcast #SustainableBeauty #FutureOfSelfCare

This week on Grow Everything, Karl Schmieder, MS MFA and Erum Azeez Khan talk to Gabe Tavas, co-founder of Symmetry Wood, who’s growing Pyrus™ — a solid wood alternative made from kombucha waste. From guitars to flooring, Gabe’s work shows how biomaterials can turn waste into value and forests into protected ecosystems. Listen to the episode now! Spotify -> https://lnkd.in/e5TgXE-v Apple -> https://lnkd.in/eKYyBCDz Youtube -> https://lnkd.in/eY9ngcNK Special shout-out to Suzanne Lee of Biofabricate, whose pioneering bacterial cellulose work inspired a generation of biodesigners!! Like and subscribe to our Newsletter!

🌿 It’s Biomaterials Week on Grow Everything! 🎙️ This week, we’re celebrating the innovators who are redefining what materials can be - not by extracting from nature, but by growing with it. From bacterial nanocellulose to methane-eating microbes, our past guests have shown us how biology can reimagine everything we make, wear, and build. We’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes: 🧬 Axel Gómez-Ortigoza Aguirre & Alexis Gómez-Ortigoza of Polybion, who are pioneering bacterial cellulose as a next-gen alternative to leather and plastics - and even imagining how to grow materials in space. 🌲 Dr. Ashley Beckwith Ph.D., founder of Foray Bioscience, who’s proving we can grow forest materials straight from plant cells — without cutting down a single tree. 🔁 Dr. Molly Morse Ph.D., CEO of Mango Materials, who’s transforming methane into biodegradable plastics that microbes can love (and eat). Each of these stories reminds us that biomaterials aren’t just a scientific breakthrough - they’re a mindset shift. They invite us to see waste as potential, to see biology as a design partner, and to build a future that regenerates instead of depletes. And this Friday, we continue that journey with Gabe Tavas, biodesigner and CEO of Symmetry Wood, who created Pyrus™, the world’s first solid wood made from bacterial nanocellulose. His work brings the future of biomaterials to life - literally. So let's rediscover the world of biomaterials together. #GrowEverything #Biomaterials #Biodesign #SustainableInnovation #Biofabrication #CircularDesign #SyntheticBiology #FutureOfMaterials #NatureBasedSolutions #Podcast