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Lab-grown meat now mimics muscle fibres like those found in steak

Lab-grown meat now mimics muscle fibres like those found in steak

2 March 2021

Cow muscle cells have been persuaded to grow in long strands similar to muscle fibres that even contract, raising hopes that artificial meat could mimic steaks
An open-air market in Hong Kong

African swine fever helps drive world food prices to two-year high

5 December 2019

The slaughter of half of China’s pigs due to the African swine fever virus raging across Asia and Europe has helped drive world food prices to a two-year high

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