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Laboratory grown meat

Laboratory grown meat. Animal Science 460-560 Flannery Lucas Monday, March 10, 2014. What is laboratory grown meat?. Based on stem cell technology Not a new idea Culture of skeletal muscle In vitro . Lab burgers: Simplified . Lab-grown beef taste test: ‘almost’ like a burger.

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Laboratory grown meat

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  1. Laboratory grown meat Animal Science 460-560 Flannery Lucas Monday, March 10, 2014

  2. What is laboratory grown meat? • Based on stem cell technology • Not a new idea • Culture of skeletal muscle • In vitro

  3. Lab burgers: Simplified

  4. Lab-grown beef taste test: ‘almost’ like a burger • Washington Post article from August 5, 2013 • Environmental impact of traditional meat production • Research scientist’s expectations • Taste test • Journal of Meat Science article: Cultured Meat from Stem Cells: Challenges & Prospects • Need for meat alternative • Requirements for meat alternative • Acknowledgement of further research

  5. challenges • Cost • 140 grams = $330,000.00 • Consumer acceptance • Inclusion of healthier fats • Texture • Taste • Government approval

  6. Prospects of laboratory-grown meat • Feed the planet • Reduce environmental impacts • Less land • Faster • Nutritional benefits • Novel products • Blends

  7. References • Post, Mark A. "Cultured meat from stem cells: challenges and prospects." Meat Science Journal. 92 (2012): 297-301. Web. 6 Mar. 2014. <doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.04.008>. • Zaraska, Marta. "Lab-grown beef: Tastes 'almost' like a burger." Washington Post [London] 05 August 2013, Health & Science. Web. 6 Mar. 2014. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/lab-grown-beef taste-test-almost-like-a-burger/2013/08/05/921a5996-fdf4-11e2-96a8 d3b921c0924a_story.html>.

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