Canterbury scientists say they're getting closer to growing fruit without a tree, vine, or bush.
The Food by Design research team is 18-months into a five year programme, aiming to produce fruit from cells.
Co-leader Samantha Baldwin told Mike Hosking that at the moment they're working on growing cell clusters and then fruit tissue.
She said the goal is to produce a product which provides the same eating experience as a fruit, but without the pips or cores.
Baldwin added that lab grown fruit could be a solution to urban population growth.
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