This is amazing #tech.

“They have shown for the first time that #kidney #cells, housed in an implantable device called a #bioreactor, can survive inside the body of a pig and mimic several important #kidney functions. The device can work quietly in the background, like a pacemaker, and does not trigger the recipient’s #immune system to go on the attack.” https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/08/426056/can-artificial-kidney-finally-free-patients-dialysis

Question for #biotech #hackers - what #bioreactor would be good for cultivating #mycoprotein for human consumption?

MIT Engineers Pioneer Cost-Effective Protein Purification For Cheaper Drugs - There are a wide variety of protein-based drugs that are used to treat various ser... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/26/mit-engineers-pioneer-cost-effective-protein-purification-for-cheaper-drugs/ #hackadaycolumns #nanotechnology #medicalhacks #bioreactor #medicine #proteins #protein

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Reloaded the mini #JohnsonSu #Bioreactor with chopped leaves. A year from now it will yield a nice batch of #LeafMould!

Just made my very first #spirulina protein smoothie.

It's, surprisingly, not too bad. I'm not going to say it was good, but it's definitely something I can have post-workout without complaint.

For those unaware, spirulina is basically a powdered algae. Given how quickly it grows, it's a super-renewable source of protein, and is part of the solution to the climate crisis. 5 grams of spirulina is about 3 grams of protein.

Although this spirulina was shipped in, I have a Bloom #bioreactor coming to me (whenever they ship), so I'll be able to grow my own in my basement garden-office-lab, thereby eliminating the shipping impact.

I wanted to try out and play around with spirulina a bit before I started growing my own. So far, not regretting my choice.