Animal Rights
Lab-Grown Meat is Here to Stay and It Might Change Everything
Right now, in advanced laboratories across the world, meat is being grown outside the body of an animal. Petri dishes are packed tight with a stringy red substance that has the look, feel, and maybe even taste of a real burger.
Back in 2013, Professor Mark Post of Maastricht University introduced what he called “the world’s first slaughter-free burger” at a press conference in London.
The meat, which cost almost $280,000 to produce, started with...