A startup made a jumbo meatball from the mammoth's genetic sequence : NPR
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A meatball made using genetic code from the mammoth is seen at the Nemo science museum in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Mike Corder/AP hide caption toggle caption Mike Corder/AP A meatball made using genetic code from the mammoth is seen at the Nemo science museum in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Mike Corder/AP AMSTERDAM — Throw another mammoth on the barbie? An Australian company on Tuesday lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct pachyderm, saying it was meant to fire up public debate about the hi-tech treat. The launch in an Amsterdam science museum came just days before April 1 so there was an elephant in...