Rabbis okay cheeseburgers from cultivated meat
In Israel, a group of rabbis has said cheeseburgers made from lab-grown meat is kosher, having determined that the nascent technology does not constitute...
TerraVia receives FDA generally recognized as safe letter for Algae Butter
In California, TerraVia Holdings, Inc. received a generally recognized as safe no questions letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Algae...
North Carolina startup claims first cell-cultured human breast milk
In North Carolina, startup Biomilq is claiming the first cell-cultured human breast milk and advancing its process using human mammary cells.
Instead of targeting components...
Funding shortfall forces NovoNutrients to launch asset sale
In California, gas fermentation firm NovoNutrients has ceased operations and is looking for a buyer for its assets, citing difficulty securing sufficient funding.
The...
Meatable scales cultivated pork
In the Netherlands, cultivated meat leader Meatable has opened a new pilot facility to scale cultivated pork. The 3,300m2 facility at Leiden’s Bio Science...
UMAMI Bioworks and Steakholder Foods achieve 3D-printed, cultivated fish fillets
In Singapore, UMAMI Bioworks and Steakholder Foods have successfully demonstrated the feasibility of producing 3D-printed cultivated fish products at scalable volumes. The two-year project...
Iceland’s Prime Minister tastes cultivated quail
In Iceland, Vow and ORF Genetics have held a tasting event for cultivated quail. Vegconomist reported that attendees included Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, who...
Slovenia’s Juicy Marbles creates plant-based filet mignon
In Slovenia, a company creatively called Juicy Marbles claims to have achieved plant-based filet mignon with its Meat-o-matic Reverse Grinder 9000.
The patent-pending device is...
Infant nutrition key to reducing stress impacts on early brain development of mice
In the Netherlands, a University of Amsterdam study showed that young mice that grow up in stressful circumstances go on to have fewer cognitive...
Dark chocolate improves your mood and memory while lowering stress
In California, consuming dark chocolate with a high concentration of cacao (minimally 70 percent cacao) has positive effects on stress levels, inflammation, mood, memory...