1. Department: Food

Worth Watching:  Why It Tastes Just Like Chicken

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CBS Sunday Morning yesterday had a terrific story about Dr. Uma Valeti, the cardiologist who has branched out with a new company, Upside Foods, that “is planning to produce thousands of pounds of cultivated meat from a thimbleful of cells.”  No animal slaughter required.

Check it out.  It is fascinating.

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