ETH Zurich develops thick lab-grown bovine muscle fibres

ETH Zurich researchers have announced a breakthrough in cultivating thick, functional bovine muscle fibres in the lab for cultivated meat production.

• Developed a cocktail of three molecules to induce precursor cells (myoblasts) to form thick, contracting muscle fibres closely resembling natural bovine muscle tissue at molecular and functional levels.
• Current production is at gram scale, with ongoing efforts to optimize cell culture medium for affordability and safety, and to scale up production; commercial products will not contain the molecules used in early differentiation stages.