Coming near you: Food from lab-grown animal cells

Alternative products like plant-based meat are becoming more common

Subscribe for $8/month Weekend Reads Technology in Perspective 02.24.24 | Lab-grown food The US approved the sale of cultivated meat for the first time, and the industry, made up of over 150 companies, is raising billions of dollars to bring products to restaurants and grocery stores. Alternative products like plant-based meat are becoming more common—you can even get Impossible burgers at Burger King now. And soon we might have new options, like products made with animal cells grown in a lab. Plus, subscribe today to gain full access to our upcoming Hidden Worlds issue and explore stories focused on everything from deep-sea diving to particle physics. Two companies can now sell lab-grown chicken in the US Regulators gave Upside Foods and Eat Just the green light to serve their cultivated meat. Read full story → Future space food could be made from astronaut breath NASA asked companies to develop the next generation of space food. Here's what they came up with. Read full story → I tried lab-grown chicken at a Michelin-starred restaurant Consumers are getting their first samplings of meat made in the lab. Read full story → Impossible Foods has a big new offering in the works: filet mignon Founder Pat Brown said at MIT Technology Review's ClimateTech event that his company's steak prototype is "pretty damn good." Read full story → Here's what we know about lab-grown meat and climate change Cultivated meat is coming to the US. Whether it'll clean up emissions from food is complicated. Read full story → Many people eat too much protein, and many others suffer from a lack of it Nearly a fifth of the world's population doesn't get enough of protein, while people in richer countries take in far more than they need. Read full story → Here's what a lab-grown burger tastes like Companies are engineering meat in the lab. Will anyone eat it? Read full story → Lab-grown meat just reached a major milestone. Here's what comes next. Reaching commercial production won't be easy. Read full story → The March/April issue features stories covering NASA's exploration of Jupiter's Europa, deep-sea diving, connectivity in Antarctica, and so much more. Don't miss out! Subscribe today. SUBSCRIBE Was this newsletter forwarded to you, and you'd like to see more? Sign up today → Download the MIT Technology Review app View in browser | This email was sent to manojdole1.InformationTech@blogger.com. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy MIT Technology Review · 196 Broadway, 3rd fl, · Cambridge, MA 02139 · USA Copyright © 2024 MIT Technology Review, All rights reserved. Opt out of all promotional emails and newsletters from MIT Technology Review