Would you eat meat and milk in a lab?

Australian scientists have made a major breakthrough in the space of ethical food production by creating lamb mince in a laboratory.

Magic Valley Research's Andrew Laslett tells 6PR Breakfast it was done using a small sample of skin cells.

"We're not making lamb chops yet, that might be five years down the track," he told stand-in Breakfast hosts Lisa Barnes and Mark Gibson.

Would you eat meat and milk in a lab?
Australian scientists have made a major breakthrough in the space of ethical food production by creating lamb mince in a laboratory.
Magic Valley Research's Andrew Laslett tells 6PR Breakfast it was done using a small sample of skin cells.
"We're not making lamb chops yet, that might be five years down the track," he told stand-in Breakfast hosts Lisa Barnes and Mark Gibson.

If it's happening in Perth, you'll hear about it first on 6PR Breakfast with Millsy and Karl!

If it's happening in Perth, you'll hear about it first on 6PR Breakfast with Millsy and Karl!

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