Lab-grown meat could be 25 times worse for the climate than beef - New Scientist

Lab-grown meat could be 25 times worse for the climate than beef | New Scientist

Cultivated meat is made by growing muscle tissue from stem cells PA Images/Alamy

Cultivated meat is made by growing muscle tissue from stem cells

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Meat produced from cultured cells could be 25 times worse for the climate than regular beef unless scientists find ways to overhaul energy-intensive steps in its production.

Lab-grown or “cultivated” meat is made by growing animal stem cells around a scaffold in a nutrient-rich broth. It has been proposed as a kinder and greener alternative to traditional meat because it uses less land, feed, water and antibiotics than animal farming and removes the need to farm and slaughter livestock, …