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According to Reuters, Tyson Foods (TSN.N), the largest U.S. meat processor, has invested in an Israeli biotech company developing a way to grow affordable meat in a laboratory that takes live animals out of the equation.

Questions:
1. What does the technology focus on in order to provide the same texture as meat?
2. How much have costs decreased in the last few years by kilogram cost and by percentage?
3. What are the benefits of growing meat?

Source:
Staff. (2018). Tyson Foods backs Israeli startup to grow meat in the lab. Reuters.com, May 2 (Retrievable online at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tyson-foods-israel/tyson-foods-backs-israeli-startup-to-grow-meat-in-the-lab-idUSKBN1I31DP)