US: Scientists have created a technology that will make the production of laboratory meat cheaper

Researchers at the Center for Cellular Agriculture at Tufts University (USA) have developed stem cells for the production of artificial meat, which are protected from errors during division and can grow quickly. The technology should reduce the cost of growing meat in bioreactors and increase the availability of artificial meat, writes "Hitech". As the scientists explained, most cells, as they divide and age, begin to lose DNA at the ends of their chromosomes, which are called telomeres. This can lead to errors when copying or repairing DNA. It can also lead to gene loss and ultimately cell death. The researchers engineered bovine muscle stem cells to continually repair their telomeres, keeping chromosomes "young" and ready for the next round of replication and cell division. Follow the news in a convenient format: Follow us on Twitter "The second step to the 'immortality' of the cells was to make them continuously produce a protein that stimulates the critical stage of cell ...