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Are You Ready For Lab-Grown Meat?

Are You Ready For Lab-Grown Meat?

Many of the issues with lab-grown meat directly contradict what makes enthusiasts excited in the first place.

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December 18, 202228m 39s

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Show Notes

The Food and Drug Administration gave an important thumbs up to lab-grown chicken, which means we could start seeing it in stores as soon as next year. While billions of dollars have been spent developing lab-grown meat, important questions remain: Is the production of it actually greener than raising livestock? Can it be made affordably? Is it healthy? And will anyone eat it?


Guest: Chloe Sorvino, staff writer on food and agriculture at Forbes, and the author of Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed and the Fight for the Future of Meat.


Host: Lizzie O’Leary


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