Cellular Agriculture & Cultured Meat Lab (NUTR-0254)
Spring 2024 · NUTR 0254 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate
Scientific process of producing meat from cell culture (termed "cultured meat"). Cell isolations and cell culture, cell analysis (such as immunostaining), and various food science analyses (of texture, flavor, etc.). Distinctions between biomedical engineering for food and biomedical engineering for medicine, demonstration of key areas of research that are needed to advance the field of cellular agriculture. Prerequisite: NUTR 0253/BME 0173: Cellular Agriculture and Biofabricated Foods or instructor permission.
Course codes: NUTR-0254, NUTR 0254, NUTR0254, NUTR-254, NUTR 254, NUTR254
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