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Is lab-grown meat the future of food?

How d'ya like your steak - medium or lab-grown? In vitro meat could ease animal suffering and help reduce carbon emissions. But would people eat it? Adrian Chiles finds out more.

How d'ya like your steak - medium, rare or lab-grown?

In vitro meat could ease animal suffering and help reduce carbon emissions associated with animal agriculture. But would people eat it?

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 Live's Adrian Chiles speaks to Didier Toubia, whose firm claims to have grown an edible steak from the cells of a living cow - and Koert van Mensvoort, who has launched a virtual restaurant featuring conceptual lab-grown meat dishes.

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