Centre invests Rs 4.5 crore in ‘cell-based mutton’ project

Why in news?
  • India’s first laboratory meat project took off with the Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and National Research Centre on Meat (NRCM) coming together to produce ahimsa meat.
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  • Centre has approved a ₹4.5 crore grant from the Department of Biotechnology, is for an 18-month project, which will look into developing methods to cultivate stem cells from tissue samples of sheep, to produce mutton.
  • Major initiative:
    (1) Proponents of cell-based meat claim that it is healthier for the planet.
    (2) It will reduce land and water usage.
    (3) It could potentially do away with the need for modern factory-farming and issues such as animal cruelty.
Source
The hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 26th Apr 2019
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