LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 8 months agoDutch firm Meatable can turn pig stem cells into sausages 60 times faster than farmers can rear pigs.tech.euexternal-linkmessage-square230fedilinkarrow-up1750arrow-down112
arrow-up1738arrow-down1external-linkDutch firm Meatable can turn pig stem cells into sausages 60 times faster than farmers can rear pigs.tech.euLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square230fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThere’d have to be some degradation over time. Unless they’re repairing the DNA using computerized backups or something.
minus-squareKata1yst@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoThe stem cells themselves are self-repairing and self replicating. Quoting Wikipedia: Due to the self-renewal capacity of stem cells, a stem cell line can be cultured in vitro indefinitely. Currently all embryonic stem cell research and therapies in the US are conducted using only 486 cultures.
There’d have to be some degradation over time. Unless they’re repairing the DNA using computerized backups or something.
The stem cells themselves are self-repairing and self replicating. Quoting Wikipedia:
Currently all embryonic stem cell research and therapies in the US are conducted using only 486 cultures.