Cultured meat could be grown in sterile conditions, avoiding Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter and other nasties.

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In any case, it's not necessarily the case that cultured meat would involve GM foods.

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But why would anyone want to eat cultured meat, rather than something freshly slaughtered and just off the bone?

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The more we learn about the health and environmental impact of conventional meat, the more cultured meat looks like a good alternative.

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If cultured meat looks, tastes, and costs the same as regular meat, then do we care that it's produced in a steel tank, rather than in an animal farm?

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