Australian startup creates mammoth DNA meatball

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Australian startup creates mammoth DNA meatball
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Australian startup Vow presented a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the extinct mammoth, as a source of protein to get people talking about the future of meat. The cells were multiplied until there were enough to roll up into the meatball. The mammoth meatball is a one-off and has not been tasted, nor is it planned to be put into commercial production. Cultivated meat is made from animal cells, and if widely adopted, it could vastly reduce the environmental impact of global meat production in the future.

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