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American fast food chain KFC wants to craft the “world’s first laboratory-produced chicken nuggets,” according to a press release<\/a> — and no, they won’t technically be vegetarian, because they’ll include actual chicken cells.<\/p> To create this “meat of the future,” the chain is working with Russian startup 3D Bioprinting Solutions to use “chicken cells and plant material” to print nuggets layer by layer.<\/p> KFC claims the approach is more ethical and environmentally sound, as it reduces the need for farming animals.<\/p> According to the company, “the production process does not cause any harm to animals.”<\/p> “3D bioprinting technologies, initially widely recognized in medicine, are nowadays gaining popularity in producing foods such as meat,” Yusef Khesuani, co-founder of 3D Bioprinting Solutions, said in the KFC statement.<\/p> The fried chicken giant has yet to actually feed anybody its futuristic nuggets, but the Russian startup is already hoping that the trend will catch on.<\/p> “In the future, the rapid development of such technologies will allow us to make 3D-printed meat products more accessible and we are hoping that the technology created as a result of our cooperation with KFC will help accelerate the launch of cell-based meat products on the market,” the statement reads.<\/p> Scientists who have experimented with similar bioprinting processes have found them to be extremely slow and laborious, The Verge<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/p> Despite the hurdles, though, KFC wants to go ahead and make its Frankenstein nuggets available for final testing in Moscow later this year.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>KFC is working with a Russian 3D bioprinting firm to try to make lab-produced chicken nuggets<\/a> [The Verge<\/em>] More on lab meat:<\/strong> Lab-Grown Meat Could Be Worse for the Environment<\/em><\/a><\/p> The post KFC Is Working on 3D Printed, Lab-Grown Chicken Nuggets<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more: Lab NuggetsAmerican fast food chain KFC wants to craft the “world’s first laboratory-produced chicken nuggets,” according to a press release — and no, they won’t technically be vegetarian, because they’ll include actual chicken cells.To create this “meat of the future,” … Continue reading No Harm<\/h2>
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