Dutch scientists use stem cells to cultivate artificial beef burgers

If you like the taste of beef burgers but can't bear to see the animals being slaughtered, then you will soon enjoy eating without guilt.

A group of scientists in the Netherlands has recently developed a technology in the laboratory to use stem cells to produce renewable meat.

The technology has previously been validated through small-scale production. In 2013, Marc Post, a professor of engineering at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, developed the world’s first laboratory-developed burger. However, it will take some time for this technology to be put into large-scale production.

"We believe that artificially cultivated meat will be the future trend of food development," said Professor Kang Vandeville of the Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

Experts point out that the continued increase in demand for meat in the world has caused continuous deterioration of environmental pollution and energy consumption. According to data released by relevant UN agencies, 50% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from animal husbandry.

To create artificially cultivated meat, the researchers placed the stem cells in a sterile liquid medium and then bound them to proteins to grow large pieces of meat.

"From a technical and energy point of view, this artificially-cultivated meat will become a trend for future food development," said Professor Kang Vandeville.