(CNN) -- Meat is murder? Well, perhaps not for much longer. Artist Banksy has satirized modern farming and meat production; could in-vitro meat be a better option? A pioneering group of scientists are working to grow real animal protein in the laboratory, which they not only claim is better for animal welfare, but actually healthier, both for people and the planet. It may sound like science fiction, but this technology to create in-vitro meat could be changing global diets within ten years. "Cultured meat would have a lot of advantages," said Jason Matheny of research group New Harvest. "We could precisely control the amount of fat in meat. We could make ground beef with an ideal fatty acid ratio -- a hamburger that prevents heart attacks instead of causing them."
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Ongoing research into in-vitro meat; grown in a lab using animal samples
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Advocates say in-vitro meat is better for health of humans and environment
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Lab-made meat could be served in a decade, says research scientist Jason Matheny
According to @placeholder, meat is already estimated to be a $1 trillion global market, and demand is expected to double by 2050.