Why lab-grown food is not as sustainable as it seems
2 years, 5 months ago

Why lab-grown food is not as sustainable as it seems

Live Mint  

A food crisis like few have ever seen could be the impetus for lab-grown and other food alternatives to thrive. But technology startups and large food corporations are finding new ways to disrupt traditional food systems and supply chains — for many, the toxic triple combination offers an opportunity. Lab-grown meat involves a combination of tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, biomedical engineering, and biomaterials science enabling stem cells harvested from live animals to grow and proliferate in a bioreactor. While some companies aspire to end hunger and animal farming in large industrial manufacturing facilities - such as Upside Foods’ new California meat plant - others imagine “micro-carnery’s”, similar to craft breweries, focusing on niche markets and urban consumers. Advanced fermentation technologies are currently being used in the production of plant-based meat, dairy and egg alternatives using synthetic biology or genetically engineered protein in yeast or bacteria.

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Lab-grown meat: will Britain embrace food grown in a bioreactor?
2 months ago

Lab-grown meat: will Britain embrace food grown in a bioreactor?

The Independent  

Last week, the UK government made headlines by granting £1.6m to the Food Standards Agency to investigate something straight out of science fiction: lab-grown meat. open image in gallery The cultivated meat facility at Upside Foods is more high-tech brewery than sci-fi lab Then there’s the issue of whether lab-grown meat can be classed as ultra-processed. We need to give …

Lab-grown food could be on the way as landmark research underway
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Lab-grown food could be on the way as landmark research underway

The Independent  

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The cultured wars: Why lab-grown meat is inspiring bipartisan hate
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The cultured wars: Why lab-grown meat is inspiring bipartisan hate

Salon  

Ron DeSantis wants to “protect meat.” This is something the governor of Florida — a Republican who was previously, and perhaps fittingly, dubbed “Meatball Ron” by former president Donald Trump — has made clear for months, first while railing against ESG frameworks and a California law that requires farmers to provide more room for breeding pigs, and then eventually in …

Could we all be buying lab-grown meat soon?
1 year, 9 months ago

Could we all be buying lab-grown meat soon?

Salon  

In November 2022, the FDA made a surprise announcement: It had no further questions about the safety of a lab-grown chicken product from Upside Foods, one of the largest startups attempting to produce marketable lab-grown meat. When compared to conventional meat products, best-case-scenario lab meat production could avoid many of the ethical and environmental issues that come with conventional meat …

Preventing future pandemics: Smart protein can do plenty for public health, financial resilience
4 years, 4 months ago

Preventing future pandemics: Smart protein can do plenty for public health, financial resilience

Firstpost  

COVID-19, with all its cascading effects, is expected to cost the global economy upwards of $1 trillion, says the UN’s trade and development agency. As governments, multilateral agencies, and financial institutions scramble to mitigate fallout, COVID-19 has brought starkly into focus the idea that systemic risk in our global supply chains means pandemics and other public health crises are not …

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