Israeli start-up cultivates 'slaughter-free' meat in space - a first

In ar 'out-of-this-world' breakthrough, an Isreal food techlogy company Aleph Farms on Monday anunced that it h successfully cultivated meat in outer , for first time. Collaborating with International Station (ISS), Aleph Farms stated that it h achieved this feat regardless of availability of land and local water resources. company said this development was a milestone towards promising sustainable food anywhere, leaving a minimal environmental footprint. This achievement makes Aleph Farms first to produce 'slaughter-free' meat in .

'Slaughter-free' meat grown in

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What is 'slaughter-free' meat?

According to international reports, this experiment commenced on September 26 at Russian segment of International Station. As re is unavailability of natural resources at ISS which is 340 km above earth, scientists h to use futuristic techlogy. company alrey produces 'slaughter-free' meat on earth based on tissue building from cows, according to its website. It replicates naturally occurring process in cows by isolating cells responsible for this process and growing m in same conditions.

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How did y 'grow' meat in ?

But in , developing such kind of suitable environment is difficult. As per international reports, certain Bovine cells were amassed on Earth. y were reportedly gared and taken to . At ISS with help of a ‘3D Bioprinter’ se Bovine Cells were developed into small scale tissue, stated reports. Emulating natural operation of muscle tissue regeneration in a cow’s body, se conditions were reportedly closely monitored and carried on under supervised microgravity conditions.

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What is its future scope?

Earlier in December 2018, Aleph Farm h anunced that it h generated a proto “strip” of steak that it grew in lab within two weeks time. Aleph Farms states that with this achievement it could ensure food security for future generations. It also states that with ir -grown meat, future generations could cultivate meat anywhere, while preserving natural resources on Earth. This could open a new era in food techlogy, say experts. 

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