Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu has opened up about being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune condition called myositis. Myositis is the condition in which the immune system attacks healthy muscle tissue, resulting in inflammation, swelling, pain and eventual weakness. Inclusion body myositis causes weakness in the thigh muscles, forearm muscles and the muscles below the knee, and may also cause problems …
A team of researchers at Tohuku University has developed a simple-lab-based system for growing human muscle cells that are capable of vigorously contracting. This can be achieved using ‘in vitro exercise models,’ which involve growing elongated muscle cells called myotubes in a petri dish and applying electrical pulses to them to simulate the effects of muscle contraction. To aid the …
A living 'robofish' that's built from human cardiac cells and swims just like a fish could pave the way for artificial hearts, a new study reveals. Under half an inch long, it's made of plastic fins and a paper spine, but on either side are two strips of living heart cardiac muscle cells that perform these contractions. Under half an …
With the global food system responsible for a third of overall CO2 emissions, attention on climate beneficial foods has been slowly but steadily increasing. Scientists around the world have been working to develop more sustainable foods, with wacky ideas ranging from 3D-printed meat-free steaks to edible insect burgers GEN Z 'DISGUSTED' BY LAB-GROWN MEAT Almost three-in-four members of Australia's Gen …
Billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates has a solution to the impeding climate change disaster: Switch to synthetic meat. The billionaire American business magnate, software developer, and philanthropist has a new book out, called “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” One of his top solutions involved synthetic meat. Science Focus simply explains synthetic meat, also called lab-grown meat, cultured meat, in …