COW - MeaTech rises after printing world's largest lab-grown steak

There are battles being waged in the #plantbased theater, driven by a shift in consumer appetite toward environmentally friendly products. However, dairy and meat plant-based items aren't the only alternative protein rage. Lab grown meat, as well as fermentation startups, are still in the early stages, and some have been hit store shelves as they look to ramp up production. The latest? MeaTech 3D (NASDAQ:MITC) has created the world's largest lab-grown steak, featuring real bovine cells that mature into muscle and fat. The 3.67 oz steak was made using 3D printing, where stem cells taken from cow tissue were incorporated into "bio-inks" that were then layered and matured in an incubator. The steak was also able to produce grill marks when cooked, and "tastes, smells and feels just like the farmed variety." "The breakthrough is the culmination of over one year's efforts in our cellular biology and high-throughput tissue-engineering processes,

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MeaTech rises after printing world's largest lab-grown steak