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Fake Real Meat

Here’s what you’ve been waiting for.  Real fake meat or fake real meat!  This is not meat faked by vegetable proteins, like we see everywhere now.  This is actual meat, grown from biological meat cells. These cells can be obtained by animal biopsy’s or from animals destined for slaughter.  It is grown in tanks with life-giving nutrients. So far, chicken, beef, and pork versions have been grown. First class animal protein from the lab.
The company is Memphis Meats. Big investors include Branson, and Gates (yes, that Gates). They see the future and they think money. As well, many big-time meat companies such as Tyson have invested. Consider the problems this will create?  
Such will require a new definition of kosher, or a challenge to the “vegan” concept.  It could possibly deliver high quality protein to countries where quality protein is difficult and expensive to obtain.  Imagine China, the world’s largest pork consumer with their favorite and tasty protein produced in a factory?
For the climate folks, we foresee the elimination of cow flatulence – thus saving the planet.
Imagine your future order, “Yes, I’ll have the 12 ounce fake steak, please.” But it’s real meat.
On the surface, it looks like a break-through. But is it?  Only when we see this new “fake” meat distributed on a mass scale will we know. You know, taste, quality, and acceptance. But it could just save many populations in the world. More babies.
Prediction. In two years, we’ll know. College agriculture departments will change bigly.  Can you see fake/real eggs, fake/real fish, fake prairie oysters?

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