AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
The Environmental Downsides of Lab Grown Meat
Researchers at UC Davis are warning there are major environmental downsides to lab grown meat. Each kilo of cultured meat produces anywhere from 542 to 3300 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, which is four to 25 times greater than that of conventional beef. Most cultured meat companies use fetal bovine serum as the growth medium,. It is obtained from unborn calves that are cut out of the womb and drained of their blood while still alive.