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Mixing Up Some Chicken Breast Tonight?

Scientists at the University of Missouri have accomplished what many thought to be impossible: making fake chicken that tastes and feels like the real deal. It's soy-based, and considered to be the first "meat analogue." While some might consider it a novelty, the scientists involved think it could help the country depend less on expensive and agriculturally-intensive poultry production while continuing to satisfy our love for all things chicken.

Scientists at the University of Missouri have accomplished what many thought to be impossible: making fake chicken that tastes and feels like the real deal. It's soy-based, and considered to be the first "meat analogue." While some might consider it a novelty, the scientists involved think it could help the country depend less on expensive and agriculturally-intensive poultry production while continuing to satisfy our love for all things chicken.

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