What is lab-grown meat – and what is it not?

2 years ago

What is lab-grown meat – and what is it not?

‘Lab meat’ is drawing investment all over the world. The United States is now following suit with the Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval for lab-grown chicken. Predictions are that if adopted, it could reduce methane, water and land use – all problems with industrial meat production. In this episode: Julia Ranney, research associate at the US Center for Food Safety Phil Howard, community sustainability professor at Michigan State University Episode credits: This episode was produced by Chloe K Li with Miranda Lin and our host, Malika Bilal.

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