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Farmed meat versus lab-grown alternatives

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This article is based on a journal article by P Wood, L Thorrez et al, ‘Cellular agriculture: Current gaps between facts and claims regarding cell-based meat’, published in April 2023 in Animal Frontiers, 13(12) 68-74. Visit encr.pw/1g7S5.

Email Prof Paul Wood at paul.wood1508@gmail.com.

Cell-based meat (CBM) is well-perceived only by niche market or animal activist groups. Other drawbacks of these products are the limited data on their long-term human health

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