New Harvest

New Harvest
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Founder(s) Jason Gaverick Matheny
Founded 2004
Focus In vitro meat
Motto "Advancing Meat Substitutes"
Website www.new-harvest.org

New Harvest is a non-profit organization promoting research on the development of in vitro meat and other meat substitutes. New Harvest was formed[1] by researchers actively promoting tissue engineering. In 2005, P. D. Edelman, M.Sc., D.C. McFarland, Ph.D., V.A. Mironov, Ph.D., M.D., and J.G. Matheny, M.P.H. published their research in the journal Tissue Engineering, proposing new production methods.[2]

Matheny says lab production of meat would be "cleaner, more efficient, more sanitary," and "solve all of the animal welfare problems" of current meat production.[3] According to New Harvest's FAQ, "Within several years, it may be possible to produce cultured meat in a processed form, like sausage, hamburger, or chicken nuggets, with modifications of existing technologies." The organization seeks to fund these technologies while focusing on their economic viability. A preliminary study was commissioned in 2008 in order to analyze costs of different technologies. [4]

New Harvest currently funds university-based research to develop new culture media, bioreactors, and methods of tissue assembly for the production of cultured meat. In addition, it is funding an environmental assessment of cultured meat compared to conventional meat, looking at the relative efficiency in land, water, and energy use.[5]

New Harvest has received press coverage by US News and World Report,[3] Time,[6]The Washington Post,[7] and The Economist.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Advertising feature: Biotechnology". New Scientist. 2008-06-14. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14233-advertising-feature-biotechnology.html?page=1. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 
  2. ^ "Growing Nuggets Without the Chicken? Paper Says Edible Meat Can Be Grown in a Lab.". Ascribe Higher Education News Service. 2005-07-05. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9427056_ITM. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 
  3. ^ a b "What Will We Eat in a Hungrier World?". U.S. News & World Report. 2008-07-24. http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/plants-animals/2008/07/24/what-will-we-eat-in-a-hungrier-world.html. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 
  4. ^ "The In Vitro Meat Consortium Preliminary Economics Study". eXmoor pharma concepts. 2008-03-31. http://new-harvest.org/img/files/culturedmeatecon.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 
  5. ^ "New Harvest Research". New Harvest. http://www.new-harvest.org/research.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 
  6. ^ Siegelbaum, D.J. (2008-04-23). "In Search of a Test-Tube Hamburger". Time Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1734630,00.html. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 
  7. ^ "Methods Devised to Grow Meat". Washington Post. 2005-07-11. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071000732_pf.html. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 
  8. ^ "A meaty question". The Economist. 2006-11-23. http://www.new-harvest.org/article23092006.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 

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