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BioTech Foods is leading a €5.2 million (US$6.3 million) cultured meat project funded by the Spanish government. It will investigate meat produced from cellular agriculture that, combined with the development of healthy fats and functional ingredients, allows for slaughter-free sustainable products with particular health benefits, such as preventing colon cancer and cholesterol problems.
McMaster researchers have developed a new form of cultivated meat using a method that promises more natural flavour and texture than other alternatives to traditional meat from animals.
Blue Horizon Ventures, a sustainable food system focused venture capital fund, has held the final close of its first flagship fund Blue Horizon Ventures I, well beyond its initial target size at EUR183 million.
High-protein diets are having a moment. In any grocery store you can now buy a protein bowl, pick up a protein box of eggs and nuts for lunch, or snack on a protein bar But there’s evidence that restricting which proteins you eat — particularly cutting back on meat — could be important for healthy aging.
US grocery chain Trader Joe’s, operated by German retail giant Aldi Nord, is looking to introduce more plant-based seafood alternatives within its stores to cover all the protein customers are familiar with.
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To satisfy the increasing demand for food by the growing human population, cultured meat (also called in vitro, artificial or lab-grown meat) is presented by its advocates as a good alternative… read more
Metabolic engineering of mammalian cells has to-date focused primarily on biopharmaceutical protein production or the manipulation of native metabolic processes towards therapeutic aims. However,… read more
Advances in farming technology and intensification of animal agriculture increase the cost-efficiency and production volume of meat. Thus, in developed nations, meat is relatively inexpensive and… read more
What we eat greatly influences our personal health and the environment we all share. Recent analyses have highlighted the likely dual health and environmental benefits of reducing the fraction of… read more
Replacement of animal-based products with plant-based products promotes environmental sustainability and reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Consumers are aware of… read more
Food’s environmental impacts are created by millions of diverse producers. To identify solutions that are effective under this heterogeneity, we consolidated data covering five environmental… read more
The negative impacts of meat consumption for animals, the environment, and human health are more pressing than ever. Although some evidence points to an ongoing reduction in meat consumption in… read more
Great importance is being given to the impact our food supply chain and consumers’ food habits are having on the environment, human health, and animal welfare. One of the latest developments… read more