Cultured meat takes on meat culture

Memphis Meats emphasizes that it makes real meat, not meat substitutes. That said, this meatball came from a laboratory, not a cow. Using blood cells harvested from fetal cows , the company grows meat inside bioreactor tanks. This “cultured meat”, which it debuted in February at IndieBio , costs an estimated $18,000 per pound, but the company hopes to get it into a reasonable price range – and in stores – within five years. It’s being helped along by the $2.25m in seed funding that Memphis Meats has generated since its debut.