Cultivated
Species-specific research toolkits for cultivated meat-relevant species
Coordinated efforts to develop standardized, comprehensive research toolkits of meat-relevant species would exponentially accelerate cultivated meat research.
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- Cell line development
- Cell culture media
- End product formulation & manufacturing
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Description
For model species like humans and mice, a vast array of academic and commercial research tools have been developed that enable researchers to easily manipulate, characterize, and screen cells and probe their behavior. For meat-relevant species, very few of these tools—such as genetic constructs, antibodies, and sequencing probes—have been developed, creating a huge barrier to entry for researchers wishing to work with cells of these species. Coordinated efforts to develop standardized, comprehensive research toolkits of meat-relevant species would exponentially accelerate cultivated meat research.
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