"Clean" meat should appear in the US and Asian restaurants in 2018

"Clean" meat, which is produced by extracting stem cells from animals and then growing and multiplying those cells in a lab to create a piece of meat, should appear in the restaurants of the US and Asia already in 2018, CNN reports.

Josh Tetrick, CEO of clean meat manufacturer JUST, emphasizes the importance of taste in the success of these products. Clean meat "will be a complete fantasy if (we) can not bring the full sensory experience to bear," including color, texture, smell, elasticity, how the meat thaws and shelf life.

"Clean meat will be sold at a premium when it's introduced. Though his first hamburger in 2013 was USD 330,000, Post claims that when it is offered to the public, it will be "maybe USD 11 for a hamburger," the message says.

It in noted that "clean meat" production could also result in 78% to 96% lower greenhouse gas emissions, use 7% to 45% less energy, 99% less land, and 82% to 96% less water than traditional methods, according to a study from the University of Oxford.

Bill Gates, Richard Branson and others are investing USD 17 million in the in vitro meat company Memphis Meats, which produces laboratory-grown meat for meatballs and other products.