Silicon Valley is banking on cultured meat taking off, providing animal-free “meat” to satisfy the carnivorous appetites of the world’s more than 8 billion people — most of whom eat meat. But what started out with grandiose fanfare and backing from billionaire investors like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos1 is falling flat. The dream of… Read More: Lab-Grown Chicken — The Latest Silicon Valley Mess to Clean… »
A research team from Imperial College London has a new tool they hope will be able to heal wounded hearts. August 2, 2019 by Singularity Hub Leave a Comment — Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US for both men and women. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,… Read More: This Lab-Grown Patch Could Repair Your Heart After a Heart… »
A food fight has been brewing over how the government should regulate animal tissue grown in labs. The prospect of lab-grown tissue has raised the hopes of animal welfare and environmental groups because it is created without slaughter and meant to substitute for traditional pork, beef, chicken, and fish. But divisions have emerged between the… Read More: Regulators face food fight over lab-grown meat »