With global meat demand expected to outstrip existing livestock supply over the next few decades, according to the United Nations, cultured beef improves food security and saved animals, Post said. “Technically, any species with stem cells in muscles can be used to recreate meat. We’ve worked on pork, others are working on fish and chicken but we’ve been focused on beef because cows have a bigger environmental impact,” he said. Livestock emit large amounts of…
One cow = 175M burgers? Meet 'cultured meat'
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