Land ho! You’ve heard of fresh-caught salmon and even farm-raised — but what about lab-grown? San Francisco cellular agriculture company Wildtype is the latest company to get FDA approval for its lab-grown salmon Only three other companies have gotten the stamp of approval to sell cultivated salmon so far. The company made waves in the … Read more
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend— but they’re this scientist’s best creation. Researchers have discovered a faster method to making diamonds in a laboratory without the extreme conditions usually required to yield the precious stone. Lab-grown diamonds can take up to 10 weeks to create in regular circumstances, but materials scientist Rodney Ruoff and his … Read more
We’re in the pink. Korean scientists have come up with an astonishing new type of lab-grown rice — one packed with animal protein. The rose-tinted spectacle has hungry tongues wagging in the sustainable food community, after researchers successfully showed they had been able to infuse raw grains with beef and cow fat cells. The bulked … Read more
They’re on a roll. The Israeli seafood startup Forsea Foods has unveiled a prototype of cell-cultivated freshwater eel — a first of its kind — with plans to introduce it commercially as early as next year. The company believes that sourcing eel from a lab could prevent the wild eel population from becoming extinct. Eel, … Read more
Italy just became the first country in the world to ban lab-grown meat. The Italian government voted in support of a law banning the production, sale or import of cultivated meat or animal feed, according to the BBC. The right-wing government there took the action on Thursday in an effort to protect its farmers and … Read more
If diamonds are a girl’s best friends, then their synthetic counterparts are a godsend for their wallets. Lab-grown diamonds finally have some skin in the game, climbing to popularity primarily among blushing brides-to-be for being a cost-effective, eco-friendly alternative, despite traditionalists’ dismay. Shannon Wallace, who is currently planning her November 2024 wedding, would rather put … Read more
For the first time, US regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to the nation’s restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves. The Agriculture Department gave the green light to Upside Foods and Good Meat, firms that had been racing to be the … Read more
The inconceivable may soon be possible for those who can’t conceive. Japanese scientists have claimed they’re on the cusp of growing human babies in the lab, by incubating eggs and sperm in an artificial womb. Indeed, tykes from concentrate could be available to mothers in as little as five years, according to Professor Katsuhiko Hayashi, … Read more
Lab-made meat might soon be coming to a dinner plate near you. The Food and Drug Administration has declared laboratory-grown chicken is “safe to eat,” potentially revolutionizing America’s food processing practices forever. The agency’s declaration, which came on Wednesday, pertains specifically to cultivated chicken produced by a California start-up, Upside Foods. However, it may soon … Read more