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al_semenchenko

Team wants to sell lab grown meat in five years - BBC News - 1 views

www.bbc.com/...science-environment-34540193

Technology science artificial food production methods sci-fi to reality efficiency World Hunger accessibility affordability new business models

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  • The Dutch team who have grown the world's first burger in a lab say they hope to have a product on sale in five years.Researchers are to set up a company to look at making the burger tastier and cheaper
  • The burger is made from stem-cells: the templates from which specialised tissue such as nerve or skin cells develop.
  • The motivation for the research is to find ways of keeping up with the growing demand for meat. Traditional farming methods will need to use more energy, water and land - and the consequent increase in greenhouse gas emission will be substantial.
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  • One food expert said it was "close to meat, but not that juicy" and another said it tasted like a real burger.
  • al_semenchenko on 07 Nov 15
     
    Looks like we wont need to grow livestock for food in the near future. Artificial meat going to be mass produced.
anna_nelidova

The World's First Fully Robotic Farm Opens In 2017 | Popular Science - 0 views

www.popsci.com/lly-robotic-farm-opens-in-2017

Technology Robots Economic future farmers Human Machine Interaction automated growing future of food Environment sustainability Energy Efficiency Humanisation of Robots Future of Talent Free Time Leisure

shared by anna_nelidova on 09 Nov 15 - No Cached
  • A company in Japan is building an indoor lettuce farm that will be completely tended by robots and computers.
  • The company, named Spread, expects the factory to open in 2017, and the fully automated farming process could make the lettuce cheaper and better for the environment.
  • The plants can be grown hydroponically without exhausting soil resources.
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  • Up to 98 percent of Spread’s water will be recycled, and the factory won’t have to spray pesticides
  • Artificial lighting means the food supply won’t rely on weather variables, and the lighting can be supplied through renewable energy.
  • anna_nelidova on 09 Nov 15
     
    A Japanese company plans to open a fully automated farm by 2017 that will be very efficient and not harmful for the environment. They are hoping to increase production and to reduce labor costs and company's prices. 
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