Dutch specialists from the University of Maastricht managed to make a unique discovery: to develop a way to get meat without the need to kill animals
Scientists led by Professor Mark Post presented beef meat grown in a test tube from stem cells. According to experts, this discovery is especially important due to the fact that the world's population is constantly growing, and soon natural meat and livestock may not be enough to feed them.
Researchers note that at the moment the product, dubbed invitro meat, is under development.
According to Professor Post himself, it takes about ten thousand bovine stem cells to make it. Under certain laboratory conditions, the number of these stem cells then increases more than a billion times, and the result is a product that is almost identical in composition and appearance to natural beef meat.
The scientist also noted that at the moment he and his colleagues are looking for volunteers who would dare to try a new product. And if there are no volunteers, Dr. Post admits that he is ready to act in this capacity himself.
The scientist believes that the future lies precisely with such technologies, which are more beneficial not only from an economic point of view, but also safer for the environment. In turn, the traditional sources of meat, according to the Dutchman, will soon become a thing of the past.