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As America faces unprecedented meat shortages amidst SARS-CoV2, it's time to rethink how we grow our protein. A new wave of startups, Meati and Prime Roots, are looking to apply the age-old technique of fermentation commonly used to make beer, sourdough bread, and cheese towards alternative whole cuts of beef, chicken, and seafood using natural strains of fungi. Watch as we talk to mycologists and entrepreneurs leveraging the biggest technological innovation of the all time– mother nature.

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