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Dutch firm Meatable can turn pig stem cells into sausages 60 times faster than farmers can rear pigs. (tech.eu)

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Price? With the economy, it'll be cheaper to wait for the pigs to reach our local market instead

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What a short sighted opinion my dude.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I have 19/19 sight. Thank you very much

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

It's expensive and not without issues now, but it's a new technology. But it's also harder to market for the masses, who may indeed prefer the animal to the bioreactors for their own prejudice. I do not expect cultured meat to be cheap and available anytime soon.