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What the hell!! 3d printed meat to eat? 2023 "Welcome to the future. A factory in the Netherlands 3D prints 500 tons of steaks a month. Redefine Meat company will supply German restaurants with printed steaks. Approximately 110 German restaurants are already buying "meat" from Redefine Meat."To begin the 3D-printed meat process, scientists biopsy a sample per batch of animal stem cells depending on the desired type of meat: beef, pork, poultry or even fish." These cells undergo an in vitro proliferation process, bathing in a nutritious, nutrient-dense serum within a climate-controlled biorreactor.Over the course of several weeks, these cells multiply, interact, and differentiate into the fat and muscle cells that make up the bio-ink. Then, a robotic arm uses a nozzle to disperse this filament of cultivated, pasta-like meat in thin layers on top of each other. The arm follows the instructions of a loaded digital file using a computer-assisted design, or CAD software, in order to replicate the correct shape and structure of the flesh intended.The 3D-printed meat material must be viscous but firm enough to reproduce a complete structural model with precise tissue vascularization, depending on the type and cut of the meat. "Written by Brooke Becher August 09, 2023. "@toobaffled