Lisa Dyson: A forgotten Space Age technology could change how we grow food
Lisa Dyson: 一项被遗忘的太空时代的科技可以改变我们生产食物的方式
Lisa Dyson thinks a new class of crops might help us reinvent agriculture -- and feed the world. Full bio
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of a crew of astronauts
to figure out how to produce food
just a few packets of seeds,
would then make more seeds,
for the duration of the trip?
figured out a way to do this.
was actually quite interesting.
were called hydrogenotrophs,
you can create a virtuous carbon cycle
onboard a spacecraft.
carbon dioxide,
be captured by the microbes
carbon-rich crop.
that carbon-rich crop
in the form of carbon dioxide,
by the microbes,
in the form of carbon dioxide
carbon cycle is created.
any carbon along the way,
how to recycle it on board.
didn't really go anywhere.
We haven't yet gone to another planet.
in the '60s and '70s.
Dr. John Reed, and I,
in carbon recycling here on Earth.
with technical solutions
in the '60s -- 1967 and later --
is actually like a spaceship.
and limited resources,
need to figure out
NASA-type ideas and apply them
these NASA-type microbes
valuable products here on Earth?
that these hydrogenotrophs --
nature's supercharged carbon recyclers --
class of microbes
and understudied,
some really valuable products.
these microbes, in our lab.
essential amino acids from carbon dioxide
similar to what you might find
many products.
to a citrus oil,
and for fragrances,
as a biodegradable cleaner
that's similar to palm oil.
and industrial goods.
to scale up this technology,
can indeed help us
into valuable products --
for the planet
and using these types of microbes
do something even greater
an issue with agriculture
a type of agriculture that's sustainable,
to meet the demands of tomorrow.
a sustainable agriculture?
about 10 billion by 2050,
to increase food production
resources and raw materials
and industrial goods.
sustainably scale to meet that demand.
is one of the largest emitters
simply takes up a whole lot of land.
for crops and livestock.
of South America and Africa combined.
of virgin rainforest was cleared
of approximately Ireland,
of the species, the diversity,
or animal life.
was also removed.
to make room for palm plantations.
to manufacture many products.
that over 50 percent of consumer products
like ice cream, cookies ...
lotions, soaps.
probably have numerous items
of removed rainforests.
if we want to scale sustainably.
can be a part of the answer --
carbon recyclers.
the natural recyclers
they take carbon and recycle it
for those ecosystems.
minerals and carbohydrates.
an integral part of our everyday lives.
on a Friday night,
a product of microbes.
from your local microbrewery --
with these supercharged carbon recyclers
actually produce in a matter of hours
that require minimal space.
of vertical agriculture.
horizontal agriculture
produce much more product per area.
and use these carbon recyclers,
any more rainforests
that we consume.
more output per land area
if you used soybeans --
on that same area of land
over a period of a year.
by a new type of agriculture.
by developing a system
to meet the demands of 10 billion.
of this new type of agriculture?
similar to a soybean meal,
similar to coconut oil
actually produce the nutrients
to manufacture multiple other goods,
detergents, soaps, lotions, etc.,
under the status quo
of a beautiful planet.
planet Earth, our spaceship,
and ways of living
to the lives of ourselves
be on this planet by 2050.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lisa Dyson - Sustainability crusaderLisa Dyson thinks a new class of crops might help us reinvent agriculture -- and feed the world.
Why you should listen
Dr. Lisa Dyson is the CEO of Kiverdi, a technology company with a mission to develop innovations that go beyond traditional agriculture to help us feed and power a growing world, one that will include 3 billion more people by 2050. Kiverdi's bio-process uses natural microbes to convert CO2 into the proteins and oils that are the same as the ones we use today for sustenance and to power industry.
Dyson holds a PhD in physics from MIT and has done research in bioengineering, energy and physics at Stanford University, UC Berkeley and Princeton University, among others. She was a Fulbright Scholar at the Imperial College London in the United Kingdom, where she received a master of science, and has degrees in physics and mathematics from Brandeis University.
Dyson has broad business experience developing corporate strategies in a number of industries including in chemicals, packaging, energy, automotive, telecommunications and non-profits. While at The Boston Consulting Group, Dyson worked with executives at multi-national corporations to help them solve strategic business problems including cutting operational costs, expanding internationally, franchising, developing governance structures, designing effective organizations and developing market entry strategies.
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