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So this is not about plant-based cheeses, but about cheese that looks like cow's cheese, melts like cow's cheese, tastes like cow's cheese, without a single cow or other animal being involved. Researchers from Wageningen University have succeeded in making such a cheese. The proteins in the cheese are made by yeasts. You can't buy this mozzarella anywhere in the world at the moment, but there's a good chance that you will eat it in the future. Food technologist Etske Bijl (Wageningen University) shows us how she makes such a cheese. 0:00 Cheese without a cow 0:34 Worldwide race to make the first cow-free cheese 1:17 Making milk through precision fermentation 2:31 How do you get a yeast to make cheese? 2:58 How does a cow make casein proteins? 3:40 Replicating cow DNA in the lab 4:59 How do yeasts make milk proteins? 6:06 Time to make cheese 6:55 What does the cheese taste like? 7:52 Test 1: How firm is the cheese? 8:12 Test 2: How well does the cheese grate? 8:27 Test 3: How well does the cheese melt? 9:20 Test 4: How well does the cheese stretch? 10:06 When can we buy this cheese in the supermarket? Do you have a question? Or a comment? You can do so via this form: https://forms.gle/5YTUR72pTwzXRAFk6 More science? Check: Podcast on Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/show/0z2ydI7... Podcast on iTunes ► https://itunes.apple.com/nl/podcast/d... Our website ► http://www.universiteitvannederland.nl/ Instagram ► / universiteitnl Twitter ► / universiteitnl Facebook ► / universiteitvannederland For non-commercial use, fragments (as long as the context is maintained) are permitted. Always mention the source: University of the Netherlands. If in doubt, email us at [email protected] About the University of the Netherlands: The University of the Netherlands has an independent editorial team that produces podcasts, videos and social posts about scientific subjects every week. We believe that everyone should be able to learn from the top scientists we have in the Netherlands. Without tuition fees or exams. We are the university for everyone.