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How do milk producing organs work? Could they work outside a body?
by matte_black 9y ago
How do milk producing organs work? Could they work outside a body?
- wes-k 9y agoWith the adavances of lab grown meat, I’d bet they could. Makes ya think though doesn’t it? There could be a time when humans are drinking lab produced cows milk from an artificial organ. And people call us vegans extreme ;)
- sleavey 9y agoI really long for the day where we can grow in the lab the stuff we currently harm animals for, but a big "if" will be whether we can replicate the nutritional profile. A lot of vegan-friendly food I find is bulked up with carbohydrates and/or soy protein.
- firethief 9y agoConcerned about carbs and protein... keto?
- pm90 9y agoThat's a very valid concern. For our space faring successors though, this would perhaps be the most important breakthrough. Going off on a tangent here but If you could replicate earth-obtained food in space, it would probably make me much more amenable to the idea of shooting out into the void and living my whole life there.
- bayesian_horse 9y agoNutritionally, "vegan" milk is almost as good or even better than cow's milk in some regards. The more important issue is taste and certain chemical/technological properties, which we need in other dairy products
- jmgrosen 9y agoLook at this startup! http://www.perfectdayfoods.com/ http://www.perfectdayfoods.com/
- bayesian_horse 9y agoMuch of the milk isn't produced in the udder, but transported through the blood. But there is also a whole lot of immune tissue and hormonal regulation going on. I doubt that the way towards "cow less cow's milk" will go through ex-vivo mammaries.