How about eating a natural fruit which has meat inside? Exciting, is it not? This is what is being envisaged by a scientific group as part of a crazy futuristic scenario to capture the imagination of meat eaters who then can have the benefit of consuming fruit also regularly. It is universally agreed that fruits and vegetables cannot be disregarded any more as an integral part of the daily diet if sound health is to be maintained. Here is a peep into this new concept as being reported.
"As the planet's population speeds towards 9 billion, it's becomes impossible to continue consuming meat like we do today. Will we all be eating rice and beans? Grasshoppers perhaps? Scientists hope to keep us eating vertebrate protein with in vitro meat. Grown in bioreactors from animal cells, in vitro meat could be a sustainable and humane alternative to raising a whole animal from birth to slaughter. The first lab-grown hamburger is expected within the next few months. But why should lab-grown meat look like the meat we consume today?Growing protein in bioreactors could lead to entirely new forms of meat with radically different aesthetics, materials and eating rituals. While these new products might seem unfamiliar and artificial, much of the meat we already consume is divorced from the animal's natural form: Ground beef, smoked sausages, and chicken nuggets. The Next Nature Lab is currently developing new visions on the production methods, designs and eating habits that might emerge around in-vitro meat. These speculative designs vary from knitted meat, protein powder fondue and luxurious meat fruit, to kitchen based bio-reactors and colorful magic meatballs for the kids".
"As the planet's population speeds towards 9 billion, it's becomes impossible to continue consuming meat like we do today. Will we all be eating rice and beans? Grasshoppers perhaps? Scientists hope to keep us eating vertebrate protein with in vitro meat. Grown in bioreactors from animal cells, in vitro meat could be a sustainable and humane alternative to raising a whole animal from birth to slaughter. The first lab-grown hamburger is expected within the next few months. But why should lab-grown meat look like the meat we consume today?Growing protein in bioreactors could lead to entirely new forms of meat with radically different aesthetics, materials and eating rituals. While these new products might seem unfamiliar and artificial, much of the meat we already consume is divorced from the animal's natural form: Ground beef, smoked sausages, and chicken nuggets. The Next Nature Lab is currently developing new visions on the production methods, designs and eating habits that might emerge around in-vitro meat. These speculative designs vary from knitted meat, protein powder fondue and luxurious meat fruit, to kitchen based bio-reactors and colorful magic meatballs for the kids".
In the heated debate about the safety and desirability of creating genetically modified foods, the constructive role played by the modern Biotechnology is largely ignored though if properly used this wonderful tool can make human life more livable through many products of great relevance to the day to day needs in every human endeavor. In vitro meat production technique though presently at the laboratory stage, the day is not too far away when the present wasteful animal based production system becomes unaffordable from economic and environmental perspectives. Of course there will be formidable challenges before Biotechnologists and Biochemical Engineers in evolving a technically sound but commercially viable technology to produce different types of meat foods with tailor made texture and flavor.
V.H.POTTY
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V.H.POTTY
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