Stem Cell Patties

Anthony Allen M. Decena

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Lab-grown burger from bovine

stem cells could be on sale within
5 years

Lab-grown burgers 'will be on the

menu by 2020': Scientists set up
company to make stem cell meat
an affordable reality
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History:
2013- Professor Mark Post spent seven
years trying to turn stem cells into
meat, and was first successful with
mouse burgers.
He then tried to grow pork producing
strips with the rubbery texture of squid
or scallops before settling on beef.
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His technique, he says, can be used to
recreate the flesh of most animals,
including rare species such as tigers or
pandas, although demand may be
questionable.
The initial project was backed by Google co-
founder Sergey brin.
At the time of the 2013 demonstration he
said he was confident that man-made meat
would do a great deal to help humanity.
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Process:
The burgers are created in a four-step
process
First, stem cells which have the power
to turn into any other cell are
stripped from cow muscle, which is
taken during a harmless biopsy.
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The cells are incubated in a nutrient
broth until they multiply many times
over, creating a sticky tissue.
This is then bulked up through the
laboratory equivalent of exercise it is
anchored to Velcro and stretched.
Finally, 20,000 strips of the meat are
minced and mixed with salt,
breadcrumbs, egg powder and natural
red colorants to form an edible patty.
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Sergey Brin , said in an interview with

theBBC: I feel extremely excited
about the prospect of this product
being on sale.
'I am confident that we will have it on
the market in five years,' he said.