Cultured meat technology is seen as a promising alternative for producing healthier and more sustainable protein. Chinese researchers say their cell factory method could speed up the growing of meat in a lab. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinese scientists say lab-grown meatballs are ready for mass production
Researchers from Tsinghua University and Nanjing Agricultural University report their innovation may pave the way for cultured meat to be industrialised
They compared their cultured meat with Chinese pork meatballs and found it to be substantially higher in protein and lower in fat