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A facility in Emeryville was revealed to produce this substance in roller bottles instead of bioreactors, as claimed by Uma Valeti. In June, Upside and a company named for a “GOOD” type of this substance (10[1])were cleared to sell it in the (10[1])United States after the latter’s rollout in Singapore. The first proof of concept for a synthesis of this substance was presented in 2013 (10[1])by Dutch engineer Mark Post with anonymous funding from Sergey Brin. That synthetic form of this substance is made (10[1])by seeding stem cells (10[1])grown in fetal bovine serum to scaffolds. (10[1])A company imitates this substance (10[1])with soy leghemoglobin, (10[1])whose iron-containing heme group mimics this substance’s taste. For 10 points, name this general class of foodstuff, substitutes for which are made by Beyond (10[1])and Impossible Foods. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: meat [accept types of meat like beef or pork; accept meat products like burgers or sausage; accept meat alternatives or meat substitutes; accept plant-based meat; accept cultured meat or synthetic meat or lab-grown meat]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford (DII)UNC A (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)3410
Giovanni Mazzeo (DII)Virginia A (UG)UNC B (UG)4110
Bhargav Garre Venkata (DII)Virginia C (UG)GWU B (Grad)6410
Derek Works (DII)Liberty B (DII)GWU A (UG)8310
Koji Bilbao (UG)Duke A (UG)UNC D (DII)8710
Michael Eng (UG)UNC C (UG)Maryland A (Grad)9410
Duncan Griffiths (UG)William & Mary A (UG)Virginia B (UG)9910
Jacob Martin (UG)Maryland B (UG)Maryland C (DII)10210
Nathan Redford (DII)Liberty C (DII)JMU B (UG)12610
Addie King (UG)JMU A (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)13010

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