Lab grown meat: an emerging industry

Lab grown meat sounds like a concept for the distant future, but with modern technology, it is closer than ever to being on your dinner table. , or cultured meat, is produced when stem cells from an animal are taken and grown in vitro or in a petri dish. discovered that regenerative medicine techniques could be applied to grow meat products like poultry, beef, pork and seafood.
- Lab grown meat could cut down greenhouse gas emissions by 96%, .
- Switching to lab grown meat could cut water consumption by , depending on the animal.
- Animal rights would be protected if animal meat is not mass produced.
- Farm space would be diminished with fewer live animals needed.
- The risk of outbreaks would be lower with fewer animals in confined spaces.
- Many companies and investors see this as a valid solution to environmental sustainability.
- Lab grown meat could address many issues like animal welfare, greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production, worldwide food security and health.
- Vegans and vegetarians have questioned the ethics of using stem cells.
- There is skepticism and hesitancy over the idea of eating meat grown in a lab.
- Farmer jobs may be lost in the process, with jobs shifting away from the meat industry.
- Accessibility to lab grown meat has led to questions about who will grow the meat and where.
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