Lab-grown mammoth DNA used to create meatball

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Vow, a cell-based meat company, has created a lab-grown meatball using DNA from the extinct woolly mammoth. The product was unveiled at a science museum in the Netherlands and is made using mammoth myoglobin and the DNA of an African elephant. The meatball is not yet ready for consumption, but Vow hopes to transition meat eaters to "cultured" cell-grown meat that is flavorful and nutritious. The company has used DNA from 50 animal species so far, with energy from renewable sources. Cultured meat products can only be purchased and consumed in Singapore.
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