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Cultured meat seems gross? It's much better than animal agriculture

  • Written by Matti Wilks, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Psychology, Yale University
World's first lab-grown beef burger. Would you eat it?David Parry / PA Wire, CC BY-ND

The world is in the grips of a food-tech revolution. One of the most compelling new developments is cultured meat, also known as clean, cell-based or slaughter-free meat. It’s grown from stem cells taken from a live animal without the need for slaughter.

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