World ’s first lab-grown steak revealed – but the taste needs work

Nascent industry aims to reduce environmental impact of beef productionThe first steak grown from cells in the lab and not requiring the slaughter of a cow has been produced in Israel.The meat is not the finished article: the prototype costs $50 for a small strip, and the taste needs perfecting, according to its makers. But it is the first meat grown outside an animal that has a muscle-like texture similar to conventional meat.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 14, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Damian Carrington Environment editor Tags: The meat industry Food Food science Beef Environment Israel World news Farming Middle East and North Africa Source Type: news