Author: Synthetarian

Is Cultured Meat The Answer To The World’s Meat Problem?

In 1931, Winston Churchill predicted that the earth would be consuming lab-grown meat by the 1980s. Although his timing was off by four decades, his prediction was not. As the world struggles to meet the needs of 9-10 billion mouths by 2050, while simultaneously addressing the negative environmental impacts of factory farming, food is increasingly…

Cultured Meat: Better Than The Real Thing?

Some 60+ start-ups across the globe claim that they will soon be selling cultured meat grown in a lab which tastes just as good as that from farmed livestock. What is this lab-grown meaty-alternative? And is it the planet-saving, cruelty-free product it is purported to be? Cultured Meat: What Is It?Often known as ‘lab-grown meat’,…

Farmers fume as scientists beef up efforts to put ‘cultured meat’ on the menu

Issued on: 06/05/2021 – 08:23Modified: 06/05/2021 – 09:19 Advocates of “cultured meat” are widening their campaign to convince French people that animal products that come from laboratories – instead of slaughterhouses – are the way of the future. Also known as “cell-based”, “cultivated” or “synthetic” meat, cultured meat is produced by harvesting the cells of living animals. This…

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Researchers report new approach to cultured meat

Researchers at The University of Tokyo develop a method of culturing meat in the laboratory in the form of millimeter-scale contractile beef muscle that closely simulates steak meat. Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Humans are largely omnivores, and meat has featured in the diets of most cultures. However, with the increasing…

Five companies at the forefront of the cultured meat business

Over the last few years, start-ups around the world have been racing to bring the first cultured meat products to market. This article explores five companies at the forefront of the cultured meat revolution, based on analysis from the recent IDTechEx Research report, “Plant-based and Cultured Meat 2020-2030”.Mosa MeatThe company where it all began, Mosa…

Here Are 5 Things You Should Know About Lab-grown Meat

Burgers, ribs, fried chicken, and pork rolls are all staples of the western diet. However, the world’s growing consumption of meat has taken a huge toll on the biodiversity of animals and the environment as a whole. A small percentage of the globe are switching their diets to a more plant-based diet as a way…

Is Lab-Grown Food the Future? — Pros and Cons to Consider

Since 2013, lab-grown food — and specifically cultured “clean meat” — has been gathering increasing attention and funding. The first-ever lab-grown burger was created in 2013 by scientist Mark Post, a professor of tissue engineering at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. It garnered press interest when it was eaten and reviewed by two food critics…

Lab-grown meat firms attract sixfold increase in investment

The nascent industry growing real meat in bioreactors had a record-breaking year in 2020, with investment growing sixfold and dozens of new companies being founded.A study also indicates that 80% of people in the UK and US are open to eating meat produced in a factory rather than a field, with the researchers concluding that…