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China’s desire for endless youth is wiping out donkeys – can scientists help?

South China Morning Post · · 161 words · By Holly Chik
Traditional Chinese Medicine Biotechnology Animal Welfare
open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3354662/chinas-desire-endless-yo…

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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Brazilian researchers are developing a lab-grown alternative to ejiao, a traditional medicine made from donkey skin”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that researchers in Brazil are developing a lab-grown/synthetic alternative to ejiao to protect donkeys.
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers from Brazilian federal universities are joining forces to save donkeys in the Northeast, threatened by the Chinese ejiao industry, by developing synthetic collagen through precision fermen…
https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/This-Brazilian-invention…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brazil, like many countries across Africa, has seen its donkey populations targeted by producers supplying skins for ejiao, a Traditional Chinese Medicine made from donkey collagen.
https://www.dailyagricnews.com/brazil-follows-african-union-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Finally, we highlight an exciting development from researchers in Brazil as they race to find a sustainable, laboratory-grown alternative to ejiao, the Traditional Chinese Medicine made from donkey sk…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/protection-prevention-progres…
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“Scientists in Brazil are working on a lab-grown donkey collagen”
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Multiple sources confirm the development of lab-grown/synthetic collagen in Brazil as an alternative to the donkey skin trade used for ejiao.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 7, 2026 ... Find out more about cellular agriculture and how researchers in Brazil ... Ejiao is made from collagen that's been extracted from donkey hides ...
https://www.facebook.com/TheDonkeySanctuary/posts/the-donkey…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 26, 2025 ... Brazil's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change presented a lab-grown collagen initiative in September as a strategy for ending the ...
https://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/articles/a-year-of-dri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 15, 2024 ... In China, a traditional medicinal remedy that is made with the gelatin in donkey skin is in high demand. It is called Ejiao. It is believed to ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68230069
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“Carla Molento, a professor of animal welfare at the Federal University of Parana and head of its Cellular Animal Science Laboratory, is spearheading the project.”
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Multiple authoritative sources, including university profiles and the Welfare Footprint Institute, confirm Carla Molento is a professor at the Federal University of Paraná and coordinates/heads the Animal Welfare and Cellular Animal Science laboratories.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Animal welfare and rights in Brazil is about the laws concerning and treatment of non-human animals in Brazil. Brazil is a leading producer of animal products, and its allowance of intensive animal f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_welfare_and_rights_in_B…
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web search NEUTRAL — Animal Welfare Laboratory and Cellular Animal Science Laboratory. Curitiba, Brazil. Current position. Professor (Full).Carla Molento. Simple Summary Animal welfare has only recently become the subject…
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carla-Molento
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web search NEUTRAL — Carla Forte Maiolino Molento is Full Professor at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil, where she coordinates the Animal Welfare Laboratory.
https://welfarefootprint.org/carla/
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“her team was working towards “a novel system ready for scale production” of donkey hide gelatin”
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While evidence confirms Carla Molento is working on cellular agriculture and animal welfare, the specific quote regarding a 'novel system ready for scale production' of donkey hide gelatin is not present in the provided evidence. The search results for 'Carla' returned irrelevant information about a chef and a driving simulator.
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web search NEUTRAL — Carla Hall (born May 12, 1964) [1] is an American chef, television personality, and former model. She appeared in the fifth and eighth seasons of Top Chef, Bravo 's cooking competition show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Hall
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 19, 2024 · Open-source simulator for autonomous driving research. CARLA has been developed from the ground up to support development, training, and validation of autonomous driving systems.
https://carla.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — CARLA is an open-source simulator for autonomous driving research. CARLA has been developed from the ground up to support development, training, and validation of autonomous driving systems.
https://github.com/carla-simulator/carla
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