Brisbane, July 11 -- Australian scientists have unveiled an innovative method that uses algae to accelerate and improve the cultivation of mammalian cells.
The findings could benefit tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and the production of lab-grown meat with accelerated growth of 3D tissues and skin grafts, according to researchers from Australia's University of Queensland (UQ).
According to UQ, researchers used the Queensland algae Chlorella BDH-1 to co-cultivate with mammalian cells, enabling muscle cells to grow faster, live longer, and need fewer expensive additives.
"The algae act like tiny life-support systems that can solve multiple problems at once," said the study's lead author, Melanie Oey, research officer ...