Eshan, I LOVE that quote by Chris Anderson responding to the NYT. It is inconceivable to me how journalists can make such bold proclamations, yet are rarely held accountable when they are wrong (as is true so often).
Ultimately, the lab-grown food industry (especially with cultivated meats), once they perfect the taste/texture/quality dimensions, will need to focus on costs. One of the costliest inputs to cultivate lab-grown proteins are growth factors. Are you familiar with Future Fields? I've been watching the company and they seem to be on a path to dramatically reduce the input cost with their growth factors.
Thanks AP! You are absolutely right, journalists should be held accountable for such claims. Yes, there are quite a few companies that are working on bringing the cost of these expensive (as you rightly pointed out) media down. I've read about Future Fields before they are ones that use fruit flies, correct? I need to dig deeper into what they do (thanks for flagging!) but from first glance, one of the issues with using insects as bioreactors is that they are not 'cruelty-free', which is one of the selling points of cultivated meat. I'm interested to hear your thoughts!
Eshan, I LOVE that quote by Chris Anderson responding to the NYT. It is inconceivable to me how journalists can make such bold proclamations, yet are rarely held accountable when they are wrong (as is true so often).
Ultimately, the lab-grown food industry (especially with cultivated meats), once they perfect the taste/texture/quality dimensions, will need to focus on costs. One of the costliest inputs to cultivate lab-grown proteins are growth factors. Are you familiar with Future Fields? I've been watching the company and they seem to be on a path to dramatically reduce the input cost with their growth factors.
Thanks AP! You are absolutely right, journalists should be held accountable for such claims. Yes, there are quite a few companies that are working on bringing the cost of these expensive (as you rightly pointed out) media down. I've read about Future Fields before they are ones that use fruit flies, correct? I need to dig deeper into what they do (thanks for flagging!) but from first glance, one of the issues with using insects as bioreactors is that they are not 'cruelty-free', which is one of the selling points of cultivated meat. I'm interested to hear your thoughts!