According to a report published by the "Fujerzym" website, on Wednesday, researchers in Iceland are growing more than 100,000 genetically modified barley plants in a laboratory for the unusual purpose of producing laboratory-grown meat.
According to the report, the barley is harvested and purified to extract a protein called "growth factor", which in turn can be used in the production of lab-grown meat, an innovation that could make the meat industry less dependent on live animals in the future.
The company behind the innovation, ORF Genetics, grows genetically modified barley over 22,000 square feet using high-tech hydroponic methods.
Growth factors proteins extracted from barley seeds play an important role in maintaining stem cells from real animals, as well as stimulating the growth of tissues that compose them, including muscle cells and animal fats.
"The population is growing and we have to feed all the people," said Arna Ronarsdottir, director of protein technology at ORF.
The director indicated that the company hopes to enter the laboratory-grown meat market within the next ten years.
"If scientists can figure out how to produce it on a large scale, lab-grown meat will have many advantages that can help us feed everyone," she added.
According to the BBC, ORF's growth factor proteins are already in use by many companies that manufacture lab-grown meat products.
It is noteworthy that in 2010, the company "ORF" introduced a skin care product that took advantage of the proteins of growth factors.
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