<p>Imagine if the meat we ate was all grown in shiny silver vats, with no animals harmed in the process.
That’s the vision of start-ups around the world, each trying to perfect lab-grown or cultured meat.
It’s a huge challenge in bioengineering to make it work at a cheap enough price. But there are big benefits for the planet if they can pull it off.
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Jul 1
The traffic lights tackling poverty
Despite a lot of progress in the last few decades, more than a billion people still live in acute poverty, according to the UN. Many don’t have access to basic needs like food, water, shelter and clothing. We look at an innovative project in Paraguay where people identify their o ... Show More
23m 17s
Jun 2023
Omeat is the Latest Company Making Cultivated Meat, Miyoko's Take on Cultivated Meat, Is Lab Grown-Meat Worse for the Environment than Real Beef?
Wednesday, June 28th — In this episode we talk about: Slow Carb Diet update, more tipping discussion Weather report: New lab-grown meat company, Durham vegan restaurant best in Carolinas in Yelp list, Kraft NotCheese Slices rolling out nationwide, Chris Paul invests in Wicked Kit ... Show More
53m 12s
Jun 2024
Is cultivated meat the future of food? | Uma Valeti
The way we raise animals is destructive to humans, animals and the environment, says cardiologist and entrepreneur Uma Valeti. He presents a solution that doesn't require you to give up your favorite protein-packed meals: cultivated meat, grown directly from animal cells. Reporte ... Show More
14m 41s
Feb 2022
How Impossible Meats Might Save the Earth
People talk about greenhouse-gas emissions from cars, planes, and factories, but one source out-pollutes them all: Cows. Raising meat animals like cows generates more methane than the entire fossil-fuel industry. So Pat Brown left his job as a Stanford biochemistry professor to d ... Show More
42m 50s