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Will Fake Lobster Meat Grown In Labs End Up In Supermarkets? Thanks, but no thanks.

A Wisconsin based startup is developing lobster and other seafood meat in a lab for a more sustainable approach for future food. A quick overview of how the startup creates lab-grown lobster meat is called “cell-culture meat.” Researchers pick the best lobsters from the coast of Maine, select a small tissue from these lobsters at its Madison facility, isolate individual lobster cells from the tissue then grow the meat in a controlled environment with a nutrient-rich solution called media. Once the meat is grown, it’s ready to harvest. >click to read< Meanwhile, They’re talking about it in Maine this morning, A food tech company in Wisconsin plans to commercialize cultured lobster meat, but industry leaders in Maine say they don’t see it as an immediate threat. >click to read< 08:02