Researchers from Don State Technical University have developed a technology for meat production from grown rabbit cells.
With the help of biopsy, a small amount of tissue is taken from the animal, from which cells are isolated. After that, the scientists place them in a nutrient medium on soy tissue, a product from the processing of soybeans. Bioengineers were able to produce 12 grams of cells from one gram of tissue in one month.
After that, the scientists printed a piece of meat containing muscle, fat and connective tissue cells from a rabbit using a 3D bioprinter. Experts note that the composition of the meat includes vegetable protein, with which it is possible not only to reproduce the “meat” structure, but also to change the dietary properties of the product. Bioengineers emphasize that artificial meat, unlike “traditional” meat, does not contain antibiotics.
The researchers plan to make sure that artificial meat does not have adverse effects by conducting an experiment where they feed one group of animals with caged meat and the other with regular meat. In addition, it is assumed that in the future rabbit meat production will be transferred to a bioreactor and a cheaper substitute for the nutrient medium will be found.
Source: Ferra
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