Biochemistry

"Egg-straction, Ei-solation and Inn-Ova-tion"

Scientific challenge:
What one living cell (an egg / ein Ei / an ovum) can yield that is biochemically and economically interesting.

Methods:
To subject an egg to all kinds of chemical extraction and analysis methods to yield different biochemical products with biological and chemical activities.

Ethics:
Should we regard the egg as a living organism, or does it gain that status only after male intervention - and then after what time and under which conditions?

Innovation:
How to make a science business venture with eggstraction and eisolation - business plan development.

Participants

• Prof Jan Verschoor
• Agricultural Economics