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'''In-vitro meat''' is the concept of growing meat in a laboratory environment. Growing meat in this way eliminates the need for farming in [[greenhouse]]s and producing [[food]] for the [[:category:animals|animals]]. Nutrient solution for growing the meat can be isolated from plants grown in the greenhouse. In-vitro meat also eliminates the problem of what to do with the unwanted parts of the animal, such as bones, skin and offal. Although In-vitro meat is [[Hi-tech versus lo-tech|High-tech]], it may use less space and [[energy]] and time to produce meat than raising animals would.

==Open issues==
*Is this already possible or is this science fiction?
*What technological effort is required to produce and maintain the machinery behind this concept?
*What is the energy balance compared with legacy meat production?

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