Would YOU drink a pint of man-made cows' milk? Scientists are developing artificial beverage that could spell the end of dairies

Would YOU drink a pint of man-made cows' milk? Scientists are developing artificial beverage that could spell the end of dairies

  • Start-up company Muufri is planning to produce cow-free milk soon
  • The team will create the proof-of-concept at University College Cork, Ireland
  • The product is not only artificial but also free of lactose and cholesterol
  • Manufacturing process begins soon with the final product ready by July 2015
  • Ultimately the team hopes to bring their artifical milk to mark in three years
  • They hope that it will reduce our dependence on industrial farming
  • And they predict in 100 years this will be the main way we get our milk
  • ‘It hasn’t been done yet because no one has made milk from scratch before,’ the team tells MailOnline

By JONATHAN O'CALLAGHAN

Imagine a world where milk is not only artificially produced, but also free of lactose and cholesterol.

That’s the dream of three bio-engineers in the US who are preparing to produce a proof-of-concept of their cow-free milk.

Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi and Isha Datar are the founders of biotech start-up Muufri, and by next year they’re expecting to have made the first batch of their potentially revolutionary beverage.

Ryan Pandya (left), Perumal Gandhi (right) and Isha Datar are the three members of the US-based company Muufri, which by next year is hoping to have produced the world's first batch of artificially produced milk. In three years the team hopes to bring the lactose-free product to market

Ryan Pandya (left), Perumal Gandhi (right) and Isha Datar are the three members of the US-based company Muufri, which by next year is hoping to have produced the world's first batch of artificially produced milk. In three years the team hopes to bring the lactose-free product to market

The purpose of the company is not just to produce a beverage that can be enjoyed by 75 per cent of the world’s population, who are lactose-intolerant.

DOES MILK HELP STOP ARTHRITIS?

In other milk news a glass of milk a day could help stop women's knees from creaking, claim researchers in a report for the journal Arthritis Care & Research

The US study found women who frequently drink fat-free or low-fat milk may have less osteoarthritis in the knee.

But eating cheese increased the problem in women.

Drinking milk made little difference in men, and eating yogurt did not affect progression in men or women.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that causes pain and swelling of joints in the hand, hips, or knee.

Lead author Dr Bing Lu, from Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, said: 'Milk consumption plays an important role in bone health.

'Our study is the largest study to investigate the impact of dairy intake in the progression of knee OA.'

They also want to reduce our dependence on animals, and developing this product would be an important step in that regard.

Muufri will be part of the Synthetic Biology Accelerator, sponsored by SOSVentures, and the team is making their product at University College Cork in Ireland.

The team believes producing the key components of milk in yeast culture will make it possible to provide consumers and food manufacturers with the same products they know and love, but through a more sustainable, healthy and humane process.

‘It hasn’t been done yet because no one has made milk from scratch before,’ the team tells MailOnline.

They explain how the idea for the project came about by the huge industrial farming operations in North America.

‘It’s upsetting to us because it results in a reduced quality of milk and causes so many issues in terms of environmental damage, greenhouse gases and water pollution.

‘These are big problems that start to happen when you crowd animals together.

‘We asked ourselves, what is the product? It’s not the cow, it’s the milk the cow produces.’

So the team went away and did some research on the composition of milk, and they were surprised to find that it was remarkably simple.

The purpose of the company is not just to produce a beverage that can be enjoyed by 75 per cent of the world's population, who are lactose-intolerant. They also want to reduce our dependence on animals, and developing this product would be an important step in that regard

The purpose of the company is not just to produce a beverage that can be enjoyed by 75 per cent of the world's population, who are lactose-intolerant. They also want to reduce our dependence on animals, and developing this product would be an important step in that regard

The team were surprised to find that it was remarkably simple to make milk. The main components that give it its flavour and function are six proteins and eight fats. Lactose is also present but the team say it is superfluous; their cow-free milk will also be lactose-free

The team were surprised to find that it was remarkably simple to make milk. The main components that give it its flavour and function are six proteins and eight fats. Lactose is also present but the team say it is superfluous; their cow-free milk will also be lactose-free

The main components that give it its flavour and function are six proteins and eight fats.

Lactose is also present but the team say it is superfluous; their cow-free milk will also be lactose-free.

And with 75 per cent of the world’s population lactose intolerant, particularly people in Asia, that will be music to the ears of many.

They predict that in 100 years, artificial milk will be the norm for world’s then-expected population of nine billion people.

The team is hoping to have a proof of concept by July 2015 - after that they will then look into ways to scale up production to bring it to market.

‘Three years from now we expect to be on shelves,’ they say.

And ultimately they’re hoping to jump into production with first a do-it-yourself-kit, which will include the proteins and other ingredients needed to make artificial milk.

‘It’s a win-win situation,’ the team adds, ‘unless you’re a big dairy executive.’

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Comment by Ragnarok on July 7, 2014 at 11:01am

I really dont know what to believe in this case the battle has been going on for years in the science community. But i dont believe the way milk cows are being held are healthy for neither the cows or humans and the process the milk is going through before it ends at the supermarket is just wrong. 

Synthetic milk is plain madness....luck up the crazy idea makers.

Comment by DTOM on July 7, 2014 at 10:23am

As H said, humans aren't meant to consume cow's milk (oddly enough it's designed for calves)

And despite the non-dairy organic alternatives - i.e nut milks (NOT soya) - this odious shit is being promoted, and the vacuous majority of morons say nothing? 

Comment by Ragnarok on July 7, 2014 at 10:09am

I like a hot cup of cocoa once in a while with real chocolate melted into it and a little big of cream but it has to organic or itll taste really bad. But other than that only for baking, sauces, desserts et cetera.

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on July 7, 2014 at 10:00am

cow's milk was never intended for human consumption

Comment by Ragnarok on July 7, 2014 at 9:57am

I dont even drink the regular industrial chalkwater.

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