Milk minus the cows? Meet the Singapore start-up using stem cells to make milk
Singapore start-up TurtleTree Labs started producing milk in the laboratory using stem cells earlier this year.
The technology involves using stem cells to create mammary gland cells that can lactate. TurtleTree’s says its method of producing milk is 98% more carbon efficient than regular milk production practices.
The firm’s founder and CEO, Lin Fengru, told FoodNavigator-Asia the stem cells were derived from four different sources of mammal milk, including bovine (cow’s milk) as well as humans, the latter for its lab-produced breast milk.
She also told us the patented technology was different from what other companies in the cell-based dairy industry have created.
“We are not trying to recreate the different components of milk, which a lot of companies are trying to do. We are creating the real cow’s milk which eventually can turn into other dairy products like butter and cheese.”
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