"Researchers from Tufts University have genetically engineered bovine cells to produce lab-grown beef containing beta-carotene, a plant nutrient that is converted into vitamin A in the human body. The researchers suggest lab-grown meats in the future could be nutritionally engineered to convey a broad assortment of health benefits.
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"Cows don't have any of the genes for producing beta carotene," explains lead author on the new study, Andrew Stout. "We engineered cow muscle cells to produce this and other phytonutrients, which in turn allows us to impart those nutritional benefits directly onto a cultured meat product in a way that is likely infeasible through animal transgenics and conventional meat production."
The new research is simply a proof-of-concept, demonstrating how this kind of nutritional engineering can be effectively deployed on lab-grown meat. The study notes there are a huge assortment of potential applications for these kinds of additives to lab-grown meat. Not only are nutritional additions possible but therapeutic foods could hypothetically be produced with lab-grown meat spiked with medicines or compounds that can enhance drug absorption."
https://newatlas.com/science/vitamin-a-golden-meat-clean-cultured-genetically-engineered-tufts/
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"Cows don't have any of the genes for producing beta carotene," explains lead author on the new study, Andrew Stout. "We engineered cow muscle cells to produce this and other phytonutrients, which in turn allows us to impart those nutritional benefits directly onto a cultured meat product in a way that is likely infeasible through animal transgenics and conventional meat production."
The new research is simply a proof-of-concept, demonstrating how this kind of nutritional engineering can be effectively deployed on lab-grown meat. The study notes there are a huge assortment of potential applications for these kinds of additives to lab-grown meat. Not only are nutritional additions possible but therapeutic foods could hypothetically be produced with lab-grown meat spiked with medicines or compounds that can enhance drug absorption."
https://newatlas.com/science/vitamin-a-golden-meat-clean-cultured-genetically-engineered-tufts/