Twofoodcriticshaveeatenmeatthat was grown in a lab. It is thefirsttimeanyonehaseatenartificialmeat.Theexperiment is part of a projectrun by Googleco-founderSergeyBrin. He investedover$380,000 in researchfortheburger. It took a team of scientists at a university in Hollandovertwomonths to growthemeatforthepatty. Theyusedstemcellsfrom a cowandgrew20,000tinypieces of meat.These were mixed withsalt,eggpowder,breadcrumbsandotheringredients to maketheburger. Mr Brinhopesartificialmeatwillbecomepart of ourdiets in tenyears. He wants to stopanimalsfrombeingkilledforfood. He alsoknowsstem-cellmeatwill be betterfortheenvironment.
Mr Brin'sburgerwasput to thetastetest on Monday.Twofoodexpertstriedthebeefburger. An Englishcheffried it in sunfloweroilandbutter.AustrianfoodscientistHanniRutzlersaid it was"close to meat"but it " lackedjuiciness".Shealsothought it was a littleharderthansheexpected. US authorJoshSchonwaldcommentedthat it was a littledrybutwaslike a realburger. He said:"Theabsence is thefat. It has a leannessbutthebitefeelslike a conventionalhamburger."Manyjournalistswanted a taste,buttherewasonlyoneburger.LeadresearcherMarkPostsaid he wouldgiveanyleftovers to hischildren. He saidcellstakenfromonecowcouldproduce175millionburgers.
Answer the following questions:
Is the information TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN?
Match the words and the translation.
Read about the Passive Voice and choose the proper form of the verb.
Fill in the gaps with the proper form of the verb
Match the parts of the sentences to make them right.