The spread of drug-resistant microbes has become a global health concern that threatens our ability to treat infections. The widespread use of antimicrobials in livestock, such as swine farms, exacerbates this problem. Therefore, ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 12, 2023
0
2
To make it possible for cellular agriculture—the process of growing meat in bioreactors—to feed millions of people, several technical challenges will have to be overcome. Muscle cells from chicken, fish, cows, and other ...
Biotechnology
May 10, 2023
3
185
Half of plant proteins in the EU come from rapeseed plants. Until now, the plant has only been used for oil and animal feed, as it is both bitter and unsafe for human consumption. In a new study published in Nature, University ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 8, 2023
0
78
Lead is a toxic metal that negatively affects body systems of people and animals, with the nervous system being particularly sensitive. Although elevated levels of dietary lead are potentially damaging to animal health, lead ...
Veterinary medicine
May 2, 2023
0
7
A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully used common plant proteins to 3D-print an edible cell culture scaffold, allowing more affordable and sustainable lab-grown meat to be served ...
Materials Science
May 2, 2023
0
6
Agriophyllum squarrosum, also known as "sand rice," is a drought-tolerant and saline-tolerant psammophyte. As a pioneer plant on the quicksand, A. squarrosum is widespread on sandy surfaces in northern China and is well-adapted ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2023
0
2
Scientists recently created a meatball with the flesh of the long-extinct wooly mammoth. The meatball was the product of one of this century's most promising technological advancements—cellular agriculture.
Biotechnology
Apr 17, 2023
0
15
Scientists from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) recently found that when cattle were fed with the industrial hemp byproduct, hempseed cake, very low levels of Cannabis ...
Agriculture
Apr 12, 2023
1
351
Last week, an Australian "cultured meat" company called Vow made headlines with a meatball made from the flesh of a wooly mammoth—or something very much like it. Combining the technologies of lab-based cell culture and ...
Biotechnology
Apr 6, 2023
0
9
Researchers have successfully bulk-produced fat tissue in the lab that has a similar texture and make-up to naturally occurring fats from animals.
Biotechnology
Apr 4, 2023
0
318
