Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Lab-created meat ‘chewy as real steak’
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MEAT grown in a laboratory and said to have the ‘‘same texture and feel as steak’’ has been created.
Scientists believed it could one day replace animal farming – feared to be damaging the planet.
Cells, known as myoblasts, were collected from real beef and placed in hydrogel modules.
They were then stacked to help mimic the “texture and mouthfeel” of steak.
The study by the University of Tokyo employed techniques developed for regenerative medicine.
Co-author Dr Yuya Morimoto said: “Breaking force measurements showed toughness approached that of natural beef.”
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PLANS to use taxpayers’ money for the £100,000 unveiling ceremony of a Margaret Thatcher statue have been dropped.
The event in the late Prime Minister’s hometown of Grantham, Lincs, had been widely criticised.
Labour council leader Charmaine Morgan had said the plan was “nothing more than a party”.
Residents welcomed Tory-controlled South Kesteven District Council’s U-turn on the do for the 20ft £300,000 bronze.
Duncan Attwood, 47, a factory manager, said “They should be concentrating on helping people during the pandemic.”
Council leaders this week announced delays caused by Covid-19 meant they had time to raise the cash privately.
A LUXURY chocolatier has unveiled a £32.95 vegan Easter egg – flavoured with beetroot, spinach, sweetcorn, carrot and tomato.
The veggie, by Rococo Chocolates, is accompanied by six vegetable-shaped chocs in three flavours.
It has ethical-origin ingredients and comes in a sustainably sourced box made in Britain.
The London company’s head chocolatier Mireille Discher said: “We always strive to create innovative products that push the boundaries of chocolate.
“You really can taste the egg’s underlying vegetables and we’re excited to hear what people think of it.”
It is being sold exclusively on Amazon, which said: “A blind taste test with the family will make for a memorable egg hunt.”
ACTOR Alec Baldwin has become a dad twice in six months, at the age of 62.
His wife, yoga instructor Hilaria, 37, amazed fans by announcing the swift arrival of baby daughter Lucia. Her son Eduardo was born last September.
30 Rock sitcom star Alec and Hilaria are also parents to sons Romeo, two, Leonardo, four, and Rafael, five, as well as daughter Carmen, seven.
Hilaria shared a photo of Lucia in a pink onesie patterned with rabbits and wrote: “We are so in love with our daughter, Lucia. You’re a dream come true.”
It is unclear if the tot is adopted or if the couple used a surrogate. When one follower asked Baldwin on Instagram, he simply replied: “Mind your own business.”