This is very interesting. I hadn't heard that before but apparently there are 2 other examples of this in mammals (a type of hamster and Tasmanian devils). That said, there are at least 2 important differences: (1) the precancerous cells in the fake meat (which I have no desire to eat) aren't human cells and my understanding is you can't "catch" cancer from the cells of a different species; (2) in terms of something ending up in your body, my understanding is that the stomach is the safest place for it to enter by a massive margin. Actual meat has plenty of potential undesirable stuff in it as well (like fecal matter) that wouldn't be in fake meat but that your stomach generally handles.
EDIT: The Bloomberg article that forms the basis of this Blaze article is significantly more interesting.
This is very interesting. I hadn't heard that before but apparently there are 2 other examples of this in mammals (a type of hamster and Tasmanian devils). That said, there are at least 2 important differences: (1) the precancerous cells in the fake meat (which I have no desire to eat) aren't human cells and my understanding is you can't "catch" cancer from the cells of a different species; (2) in terms of something ending up in your body, my understanding is that the stomach is the safest place for it to enter by a massive margin. Actual meat has plenty of potential undesirable stuff in it as well (like fecal matter) that wouldn't be in fake meat but that your stomach generally handles.