https://peertube.lagbag.com/videos/watch/d724cf1a-0abd-4bc3-b704-3bace3daf95b Scientists are growing meat cell by cell in the lab without GMOs. This "clean" meat is developed by multiple startups who are hoping to be the first to launch their lab grown meat into the market. As no animals are harmed, this meaty food is gaining support from vegans as well. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLfU4LLVULGLvDCu4qazDA?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/everycellauni -- Resources Magazine stories on lab grown meat: A Wired article on lab grown meat https://www.wired.com/story/lab-grown-meat/ A Gizmodo story interviewing Mark Post https://gizmodo.com/the-future-will-be-full-of-lab-grown-meat-1720874704 An Engadget article with a focus on the public perception on lab grown meat https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/21/cultured-meat-public-perception/?guccounter=1 A Wired article with a focus on animal serum https://www.wired.co.uk/article/scaling-clean-meat-serum-just-finless-foods-mosa-meat A critical look at the possibilities of lab grown meat (a bit older article) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/04/24/steak-of-the-art-the-fatal-flaws-of-in-vitro-meat/#.W4z8kqywhQI A look at the different companies bringing out lab grown meat products https://www.nanalyze.com/2017/10/7-startups-lab-grown-meat/ A story on Memphis Meats https://www.inc.com/magazine/201711/jeff-bercovici/memphis-meats-lab-grown-meat-startup.html A story on Just, Inc. https://thespoon.tech/a-peek-inside-just-foods-clean-meat-lab/ -- References The meat industry is responsible for around 15 % of all greenhouse gas emissions http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/197608/icode/ Growing livestock uses around 25 % of available land and very large parts of fresh water reserves http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/ar591e/ar591e.pdf The meat industry is the biggest consumer of antibiotics, leading us to antibiotic resistance and an era of super bacteria https://doi.org/10.1177/003335491212700103 Reviews of lab grown meat: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2009.10.007 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.04.008 https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.12569 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(14)60881-9 https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3933 Lab grown meat may be quite energy intensive and beads can used as the framework for the cells to grow on: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b01614 Memphis Meats says they have come up with a serum free growth medium https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Cellular-agriculture-Growing-meat-in-a-lab-11118533.php Just, Inc. (In the article still by the name Hampton Creek) say they also have come up with a serum free growth medium. Also about Memphis Meats serum free growth medium https://www.inc.com/magazine/201711/jeff-bercovici/memphis-meats-lab-grown-meat-startup.html According to Just, Inc. the first product hitting the markets in 2018 is something avian https://thespoon.tech/a-peek-inside-just-foods-clean-meat-lab/ -- Credits Video of induced pluripotent pig cells differentiated into muscle cells: Genovese, N. J., Domeier, T. L., Telugu, B. P. V. L., & Roberts, R. M. (2017). Enhanced Development of Skeletal Myotubes from Porcine Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Scientific Reports, 7, 41833. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep41833 Videos of labwork Soriano-Arroquia, A., Clegg, P. D., Molloy, A. P., & Goljanek-Whysall, K. (2017). Preparation and Culture of Myogenic Precursor Cells/Primary Myoblasts from Skeletal Muscle of Adult and Aged Humans. Journal of Visualized Experiments : JoVE, (120). https://doi.org/10.3791/55047 Kent, L. (2009). Culture and maintenance of human embryonic stem cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments : JoVE, (34). https://doi.org/10.3791/1427 Video of Mark Post Adapted from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lI9AwxKfTY&t=3s Video of lab grown burger Adapted from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cy2x2QR968 Cell images in channel intro adapted from photos by: National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) CC BY 2.0 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:19:55 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.lagbag.com https://peertube.lagbag.com/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://peertube.lagbag.com/videos/watch/d724cf1a-0abd-4bc3-b704-3bace3daf95b All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.lagbag.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.