AN EXCERPT: Earlier this year, Dutch scientists successfully produced in-vitro meat, also known as cultured meat. They grew strips of muscle tissue using stem cells taken from cows, which were said to resemble calamari in appearance. They hope to create the world’s first “test-tube burger” by the end of the year….The first scientific paper on lab-grown meat was funded by Nasa, says social scientist Dr Neil Stephens, based at Cardiff University’s ESRC Cesagen research centre. It investigated in-vitro meat to see if it was a food astronauts could eat in space.
TO READ THE ARTICLE CLICK THE IMAGE
TO READ ALL ZBLOG POSTS CLICK HERE
TO READ THE JUNE/JULY Z CLICK HERE
0 Responses
Stay in touch with the conversation, subscribe to the RSS feed for comments on this post.