WUR Master's Honours programme 2024
Cellular agriculture
Growing a sustainable future, one cell at a time
Introduction
In this module you will learn about cellular agriculture; a proposed new way for food production. You will gain knowledge through information, exercises, and research, and you will learn how to look at the topic cellular agriculture from multiple perspectives. These perspectives include the technical, environmental and social aspects of cellular agriculture, as well as the views from people working in the field.
This guide consists of six chapters. Each chapter focuses on cellular agriculture from a different perspective. You will learn about these perspectives through reading , watching videos, and participating in exercises, individually, in small groups, or with the entire class.
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By following this module, you will acquire the learning goals that are listed below. In blue, you find the skills that you will acquire during this module, and in white you see the learning goals associated with these skills. By reading through these learning goals, you not only know what you can expect from this module, but you also know what you should focus on during these classes.
Learning Goals
Chapters
Colofon
This module is made to be used by high school students aged 16, 17 or 18 years old. The module can be used in any class but is recommended for the courses biology and science.
Authors:
Virginia Buonavita, Sam Houdijk, Vera van Lier, Chathuranga Samarasinghe, Julia Silveira
Master’s honours programme, Wageningen University and Research.
With cooperation of:
Prof.Dr.Ir. Karin Schroen – Wageningen University & Research
Dr.Habil. Julia Keppler – Wageningen University & Research
Drs. Edgar de Wit – Wageningen pre-university
Ir. Heleen Bot – Wageningen pre-university
Dr. João Marques Garcia – Wageningen University & Research
Mariana Hase Ueta PhD – Wageningen University & Research
Ismael Bawah – The Good Food Institute
Jesse Mesman - Meatable
Juan David Lopez Taborda PhD – Delft University of Technology
Dr. Remco Kornet - Vivici
Sarah Kunze PhD – Wageningen University & Research
Stanislav Yordanov -Mosa Meat
Stefan Ten Voorde PhD – Wageningen University & Research
This module was developed by the Cellular Agriculture group of the Master's Honours Programme of Wageningen University, with the help of various supervisors and Wageningen pre-university. Permission was given to Wageningen pre-university to alter the material for optimal usage.
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In developing this module, the authors used scientific sources, referenced and linked at the end of the module. Additionally, knowledge from the authors and experts in the field was used. This module was carefully compiled. The master's honours programme of Wageningen University and authors accept no liability for inaccuracies and/or omissions in the module. Additionally, the authors cannot be held responsible for any damage, originated from (use of) this module.