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Jewish News 24 · Aug 16, 2026

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🇮🇱🌱 Israeli researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have engineered plants to produce bovine β-casein, a major cow’s milk protein important for nutrition, texture, and cheese-making. Working with New Zealand-based Miruku, the team led by Prof. Oded Shoseyov demonstrated the approach in Arabidopsis and has since moved the technology into safflower, potentially paving the way for dairy proteins to be produced more sustainably and affordably in crops rather than cows.

🇮🇱🌱 Israeli researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have engineered plants to produce bovine β-casein, a major cow’s milk protein important for nutrition, texture, and cheese-making. Working with New Zealand-based Miruku, the team led by Prof. Oded Shoseyov demonstrated the approach in Arabidopsis and has since moved the technology into safflower, potentially paving the way for dairy proteins to be produced more sustainably and affordably in crops rather than cows.

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