Cultivated meat: Lab-grown meat without killing animals

BY ALLISON AUBREY

JULY 9, 2023 / 9:13 AM / CBS NEWS

For thousands of years, humans have slaughtered animals for meat.  But Dr. Uma Valeti dreamt of a different way: eating chicken without having to kill a chicken. He figured out how to “grow” meat directly from animal cells.

It’s completely different from the meat alternatives Beyond Meat or Impossible, which are made from plant-based ingredients, including vegetable proteins. “This is real meat, no compromise, made in front of you,” Valeti said.

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