Milk from lab
Most people drink cow’s milk. Some people like milk from plants. Such milk comes from plants like nuts or soy.
Nut and cow milk make bad problems on the natural world. Also, farmers keep many animals in little space. Many people don’t like these problems. They don’t drink cow’s or nut milk.
Scientists make a new milk. It has real milk protein. Cows do not make it.
Scientists make it in special containers. They use genetically modified organisms. These organisms make the protein. This milk tastes the same as cow’s milk. It is better for the natural world and the cows.
Many people don’t drink cow’s milk, and they prefer other alternatives. These days, you can to drink milk which is made from nuts, soy, or even potatoes.
Many people don’t like the taste of nut or soy milk, and they also worry about the bad effects of plant-based milk on the natural world.
Scientists created a new milk with real milk parts in it, but cows didn’t make it. Scientists use genetically modified microbes, which make the milk parts. They make milk, which tastes and feels the same as real cow’s milk.
Some people worry about how farmers keep animals on big farms. These animals never see the sun, and they have little space. These animals have bad effects on the natural world, and for some people, it is the reason why they don’t drink cow’s milk.
In the US, 10% – 15% of milk is made from nuts or soy; however, laboratory-produced dairy products are now becoming popular.
Dairy alternatives have a long history, and scientists have created a non-plant based milk. It uses a combination of some new and old technologies, in which genetically engineered microbes create milk proteins. Then, scientists put the proteins into large fermentation bioreactors to create animal milk protein. The result is similar to real animal milk protein; however, the process involves no animals.
This alternative to real dairy has environmental benefits than traditional dairy or some of the existing alternatives, as well as its match on the taste and texture of real milk. Unlike traditional dairy, it requires no cows; they create gas and pollute water. Also, it avoids ethical concerns about animals treatment in industrial farms.
