Emeryville artist tells the story of disappearing kelp

Emeryville artist tells the story of disappearing kelp

If there is a central ingredient in Ann Holsberry’s art, it’s not paints or brushes, the silk tapestries or the innovative chemical systems she uses to craft her unique art. It’s nature. If nature is prominent in her art, it’s only because it’s prominent in Holsberry’s life. The Emeryville artist grew up on the Gulf Coast of Florida and the shape of water was always in her peripheral. Nature was her muse, and its artifacts were her canvas. “I wa…

Where kelp is being turned into lab-grown meat

Researchers are growing the food of the future in this laboratory: meat that uses kelp as an alternative to animal-based ingredients.