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Dutch firm Meatable can turn pig stem cells into sausages 60 times faster than farmers can rear pigs. (tech.eu)
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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah, not a good idea. There are wild hogs, but our farm pigs are not good for the wild. They go feral and become giant and dangerous and do a lot of damage, and they also breed like crazy. It's actually a really big issue. These animals are meant for the farm and nothing more.