Cultivated (Lab-grown) Meat
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- 2. Cultivated meat is also known as ____ meat.
- 5. What dairy product do some companies want to make in the lab?
- 6. The cultivated meat industry has received $2.6 ___ worth of investments.
- 7. In 2013, the first cultivated meat ____ appeared on TV.
- 9. Researchers think that compared to conventional beef, labs use ____ land.
- 10. The cells are fed a culture medium that includes nutrients, such as ____ acids, glucose, vitamins, and salts.
- 13. Cultivated meat has a similar ____ to conventional meat.
- 16. ____ animals, like fish and shrimp are less researched than humans, mice, or hamsters.
- 18. With lab grown meat, the animals aren't ____.
- 19. Stem cells are grown in _____ , which are also known as cultivators.
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- 1. The stems cells _______ into different types of cells, such as muscle cells and fat cells.
- 2. Which type of cultivated meat did Singapore approve for the market?
- 3. Usually, starter stem cells are taken from a ____ animal, using minimally invasive methods.
- 4. Compared to conventional beef farming, cultivated meat uses fewer resources and makes less _____. (Remember that cow farts contain methane gas).
- 8. Scientists research which types of cells are best-suited for cultivating meat. They look at the ___ rates, metabolism, and differentiation capacity.
- 11. Some consumers do not want to eat meat that has been _____ modified.
- 12. To begin the process of cultivating meat, ____ cells are acquired from an animal. These cells are unspecialized.
- 14. To make cultivated meat, animal cells are grown in a ___.
- 15. They think that lab production will lead to fewer cases of _____ illnesses.
- 17. The process of making lab-grown meat takes 2-8 _______.