Where's the Beef?: The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn't

In August 2013, a lab-grown beef burger made from cultured cow cells was publicly tasted for the first time in London, representing a major milestone in synthetic meat technology developed by Professor Mark Post at Maastricht University. Post envisioned lab-grown meat as a solution to environmental challenges posed by traditional cattle farming, though the initial burger cost $330,000 to produce and received mixed reviews from the two tasters who found it lacking in fat and flavor compared to conventional beef. The article suggests this scientific breakthrough did not lead to the revolutionary transformation of the meat industry that proponents had predicted.