Cultured Meat Could Keep Astronauts fed in Space - Universe Today universetoday storybywill
The final step will see the teams coming up with a preliminary design for use in space, which will be assessed based on their feasibility and performance. These will be compared with other potential methods for producing protein-rich foods and shipping food from Earth. The teams will also assess the potential commercial applications of their concepts, both for use on Earth and in space.
On Earth, meat production is a major driver of environmental degradation. In developing nations, forests are cleared to make room for cattle-ranching, mainly to meet the demands of developing nations. In addition, the industry facilitates the spread of diseases that can trigger pandemics and the deaths of billions of animals every year. And with growing populations and demand increasing, conventional meat production will become more and more unsustainable.
Cultured meat presents an environmentally sustainable alternative, but more research is needed to mature the production technology. By investigating how cultured meat could be produced in space, where resources are very limited, this research could help mature the technology needed to grow cultured meat with greater efficiency and quantity on Earth. This contribution is also consistent with
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