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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Science
Donna Lu

INSANE: Softer and more gelatinous taste testing australia s first lab grown pork | Rare Historical Photos

Donna Lu tests some of Magic Valley’s new lab-made pork.
‘The animal this is made from is still alive’: Donna Lu tests some of Magic Valley’s new lab-made pork. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The Guardian

The liability waiver does not inspire confidence. I am not a natural thrill seeker, but in my limited experience, sitting down in an empty Melbourne cafe to eat a snack is not a typical activity that “may cause serious or grievous injuries, including bodily injury, and/or death”.

I am here to taste a product that is much hyped but not yet commercially available in Australia (and most other jurisdictions): meat that has been grown in a lab.

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