Tomorrow’s menu…a lab-grown chicken, or a 3D printed carrot?

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‘Cultured meat’ may be coming to a supermarket near you within the next few years! In an effort to de-couple meat production from its negative environmental impacts, a number of US companies are attempting to produce beef and chicken in bioreactors. If that isn’t sci-fi enough for you, the Dutch company ByFlow already has a 3D food printer on the market. But, as this BBC article explains, the biggest challenge may be persuading cautious consumers to eat these unusual foods. 

 

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