BBC News
By Emma Woollacott
image captionGlobal demand for meat is expected to rise in the coming decades I ve tasted it, and it s great. If I had to put a flavour on it, I d say it s slightly umami, says Peter Rowe, chief executive of biotech firm Deep Branch.
Mr Rowe clearly takes his work seriously, as he is not talking about food for humans. Instead, he has sampled an artificial protein that has been created to feed to animals.
Mr Rowe and his partners are trying to reduce the carbon footprint of animal feed which is often shipped around the world.