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Shmeat is grown from a cell culture (hence the in vitro or cultured
prefixes), not from a live animal. These harvested cells are taken from
an animal, such as a pig, and placed in a "nutrient-rich medium" that
mimics blood. Once the cells multiply they are attached to a spongy
scaffold or sheet (sheet + meat = shmeat) that has been soaked with
nutrients and stretched to increase cell size and protein content.
Shmeat is grown from a cell culture (hence the in vitro or cultured
prefixes), not from a live animal. These harvested cells are taken from
an animal, such as a pig, and placed in a "nutrient-rich medium" that
mimics blood. Once the cells multiply they are attached to a spongy
scaffold or sheet (sheet + meat = shmeat) that has been soaked with
nutrients and stretched to increase cell size and protein content.
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