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There’s likely room for lab-produced meat sometime in the future, but it isn’t expected to go head to head for everyday meat shelf sales any time soon.
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Lab-grown meat not seen as threat

Companies trying to produce meat from cells have trouble making the investment math work

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Glacier FarmMedia – There was lots of chatter but little fear about “lab meat” at the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada. While the grown-from-cells form of animal protein has collected an enormous amount of headlines and attention, it has been doing worse with investment capital, according to commodity market analyst Aaron Hanson. Why it matters: […] Read more
Animal products intertwine protein and fat to form muscle, and when digested, the bonds break down and these two components are released slowly. This is not so for other protein sources such as manufactured “meat”.
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Opinion: The protein shortage problem is real

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The world has a protein problem. To be more precise, it has a protein shortage problem.  Once digestibility and amino acid balance are considered, there is actually less protein than what’s needed to satisfy human requirements. This shortage can only get worse in coming years with rising populations, a desire by a growing middle class […] Read more
Professor Jinkee Hong, who led the work to develop hybrid beef rice using cow muscle and fat stem cells, holds a bowl of the finished product in a laboratory at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.
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‘Beef rice’ seen as potential protein source for future

Scientists say using rice grain particles as the base for cultivating animal muscle and fat cells is safer than soy or nuts

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South Korean researchers have grown beef cells in rice grains in what they say is a major step toward achieving a sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly source of protein. Professor Jinkee Hong of Yonsei University in Seoul, who led the research, said the “beef rice” is the first product of its kind. It uses grain […] Read more

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