One of the founders of the Internet company Google, Sergey Brin newspaper wrote (No. 21 in the ranking of the world's richest billionaires according to Forbes, net worth: $22.8 billion) invested $325,000 in research aimed at creating the world's first artificial hamburger, the Guardian on Monday.

The research conducted by Dutch scientists has been known for a long time. But the name of the project's sponsor became known only at a press conference in London on Monday. “We're really just a proof of concept right now, we're trying to create the first cultured hamburger,” Brin said in a video message shown at the press conference.

The billionaire also explained his decision to finance the project. According to him, people mistakenly idealize the process of meat production, imagining "clean farms with a few cows." "Seeing the way these cows are treated, it doesn't sit well with me," said Breen, adding that a successful trial to create the world's first hamburger made from meat grown from stem cells could change the world, the reports . BBC

Dutch scientists intend on Monday, August 5, to demonstrate beef meat created for the first time in the laboratory. Protein fibers for beef were grown from bovine stem cells. At a press conference on Monday, the meat is expected to be fried into a patty and made into a hamburger, which will then be eaten by two volunteers.

The purpose of the study is to prove the possibility of an alternative method of obtaining meat products against the backdrop of growing demand for it and potential food shortages in the future. Another is to increase the availability of meat products now. According to an independent study, growing beef in a laboratory requires 45% less energy and 99% less land and produces 96% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than farming a cow, notes the BBC .

Sergey Brin invested $325,000 in creating a hamburger from stem cells