Woolly mammoths, which roamed the Earth during the Ice Age, are long extinct.
But remains found in Arctic permafrost have helped scientists sequence their genome and learn fascinating facts about these gigantic creatures.
In the typical process of making cultured meat, cells are extracted from a living animal, after which they are grown into meat within a lab by “immersing them in nutrients.” Since the project team did not have access to preserved mammoth tissue, they identified the mammoth version of the protein myoglobin, which gives meat its texture, flavor and color, from the publicly available genome database.
It’s here! Introducing the #MammothMeatball, the world’s first meat made from extinct animal proteinWatch now at https://t.co/Xuk2CizLOI pic.twitter.com/64UUK4Wf1nThe team has yet to taste the lab-grown meat. They are hesitant to do so because these proteins have not existed for over 5,000 years, and they may pose a potential allergenic risk.
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