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Where’s the (lab-grown) beef?

Make Me Smart

Marketplace

News, Business

4.65.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Growing beef or chicken in a lab out of a few tiny animal cells may sound like something out of a sci-fi novel, but with nearly $3 billion invested in the lab-grown meat industry, that future may already be near. On the show today, we talk with food tech journalist Larissa Zimberoff about how meat is grown in a lab, why companies are banking on it as a potential climate change solution, and the challenges that lie ahead for the industry. Plus, is lab-grown food here to stay?

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    0:00.0

    Hey everyone, I'm Rimechres, host of This is Un Comfortable, a podcast from Marketplace.

    0:05.3

    This season, we explore how secrets can shape our financial lives.

    0:09.7

    We've got stories about the creative lengths people go to pay off student debt,

    0:14.0

    what it's like to become addicted to financial submission,

    0:17.3

    and how easy it can be to get stuck in a vicious cycle.

    0:20.5

    We take a look at how secrets take a toll on our lives,

    0:23.6

    and what price some are willing to pay for the truth.

    0:26.4

    Listen to This is Uncomfortable, wherever you get your podcasts.

    0:56.4

    And thanks. Awesome, let's go.

    1:26.4

    Well, probably, almost certainly, but meat that is cultivated,

    1:31.7

    a cultured meat, meat grown in a lab in the vernacular suppose, what could say?

    1:37.0

    Yeah, the lab grown meat phenomenon, and we know that this sounds like something out of a

    1:42.0

    sci-fi novel, but there really are dozens of startups and billions of dollars going towards

    1:48.2

    making beef, chicken, and fish in a lab.

    1:52.9

    The whole idea is to produce meat without killing animals, especially the cute ones,

    1:58.8

    while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

    2:01.5

    So today, we're going to get into the rise of lab grown meat,

    2:05.7

    and here to make a smart Isla Risa Zimberoff.

    2:08.4

    She's a freelance journalist and author of the book,

    2:11.2

    Technically Food Inside Silicon Valley's Mission to Change What We Eat.

    2:16.0

    Welcome to the show.

    2:18.7

    Thanks for having me.

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