Scientists engineer bacteria to make milk protein for vegan dairy
Scientists have successfully engineered E. coli bacteria to produce milk protein casein, paving the way for vegan cheese and yoghurt. Firstly, they co-expressed Bacillus subtilis protein kinases and then they developed a phosphomimetic version of the protein. The resulting casein resembled casein from cow's milk in terms of calcium-binding affinity, digestibility and structural integrity.