Canadian startup Opalia scores deal with Dutch dairy company Hoogwegt to supply cultivated milk. It is one of just a handful of global companies using bovine mammary cells to produce whole milk without the cow:

Just when I think I have a solid few hours to crank out some work, I get wind of ANOTHER dear friend’s passing. Once again I can’t concentrate… Fug.

This is all I dreamed of when I was a little girl

Not sure why this isn't everyone's reaction to learning that we can now create meat/seafood without animal suffering, with fewer resources & environmental impact, with lower risk of foodborne illness & zoonotic disease, with tunable nutrition, etc

Do you have to be vegan to criticise the meat industry? No, absolutely not! We also need people who eat meat but are willing to say: factory farming is a betrayal of the ideals of stewardship that should be central to farming, and ordinary farmers have also been betrayed.

. Grok Imagine seriously knows my hockey attitude 🏒😂

Dee had the sass that I lacked at the time Danielle Spencer played her on What’s Happening. Maybe her example helped me to capture the spirit & get myself into veterinary school, despite all odds - she was a colleague after all. Rest in Peace & Power, Dr. Spencer.

So true. Cultivated meat is couture.

I do not get the insane pushback against lab grown meat. This is such a win if it produces low cost high-quality protein The technology is impressive and I’m guessing the pushback is from people who watched too many sci-fi movies & believe it’s going to cause them to grow a 3rd

Cellular agriculture (cultured meat, precision fermentation) isn’t just alternative or supplemental protein production, it is geopolitical advantage. This is our generation’s race to the moon. The US government should be making a full court press on this technology.

What did I have for dinner? BLT with avocado. All made from plants. No 🐷s or 🐔s were harmed in the making of this Dagwood sammie. 🥪 It was delicious! Thank you ⁦Umaro Foods⁩ & ⁦⁦Best Foods⁩ for making this possible 🥰

I have found my hero. 🥰 👑🐔💐💐💐

Do you remember when you joined Twitter ? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary