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Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time?

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The conversion ratio for calories in versus calories out is seven to eight calories for a chicken for one calorie out, while plant-based is one calorie in and one out.”. Cultivated meat is just one of the approaches to meeting future demand for protein alongside plant-based and fermentation techniques.

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Egyptian health and wellness platform Esaal raises $1.7M to scale across MENA

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As of 2018, Egypt’s doctor to citizen ratio stood at 1:2,000; you can paint a picture when you walk into any government hospital and see long queues. Doss said Esaal services are available in 7 other countries across MENA and the GCC: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Palestine and Iraq.