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Place to experiment with different growing conditions. they're growing the barley in this, which is volcanic pumice from mount hekla, which is somewhere over there. the good thing about pumice is it is inert so it doesn't really release any nutrients into the plants itself, and that means these guys can completely control the nutrient mix that the barley gets. we are here in a high—tech greenhouse that is using geothermal energy for heating and for the electricity. we are using hydroponic cultivation. the computer decides when to open windows, when to turn off lights, when to pump in c02, wh...

To be used for. it is in the food chain but it's not food for us and it's not food for animals. no, this is something much, much weirder than that. this grass is a host. it's been genetically modified to carry a special protein called a growth factor in its seeds. once the plants reach the end of theirjourney, these seeds are harvested, milled and purified and the resulting growth factor protein can be used to help produce something very unexpected — meat, in a lab, without the animals. i think we will reach the point where it's not, like, nice to have. i think it's we have to have it. the e...

But eventually, these carefully programmed plants will have to be harvested in regular fields to produce enough growth factor for a global lab—grown meat industry, and barley specifically has been chosen because it can grow in many different climates and it also doesn't cross—pollinate with other plants around it. the typicalfarm in iceland, which is about 150 hectares, could actually produce about 10,000 tonnes of meat. that's if lab—grown meat is indeed the answer. after all, aren't we all supposed to be eating more greens? well, not too far away, another company is tapping into icelan...

Food for us and it's not food for animals, no. this is something much, much weirder than that. this grass is a host. it's been genetically modified to carry a special protein called a growth factor in its seeds. once the plants reach the end of their journey these seeds are harvested, milled and purified and the resulting growth factor protein can be used to help produce something very unexpected. meat, in a lab, without the animals. i think we will reach the point where it's not, like, nice to have. i think we have to have it. the earth is not going to grow, we're not going to get more agricu...

Is still ongoing to come up with the barley that produces the very best growth factors, which is why the volcanic and geothermal peculiarities of iceland are an ideal place to experiment with different growing conditions. they're growing the barley in this which is volcanic pumice from mount hekla which is somewhere over there. the good thing about pumice is it is inert so it doesn't really release any nutrients into the plants itself and that means these guys can completely control the nutrient mix that the barley gets. we are here in a high—tech greenhouse that is using geothermal energy f...