Alternative Proteins
Viewpoint: Why recent setbacks won’t derail cultured meat revolution
Since Mark Post first introduced his cultured meat burger in 2013, the industry has attracted nearly US$3 billion in private ...
Want to improve cholesterol and blood pressure? Swapping out meat for plant-based alternatives may not provide heart health benefits, study suggests
In new research, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists looked at how diets containing real meat compare to ...
‘Affront to nature and creation’: Republicans launch war on lab-grown meat as a ‘liberal conspiracy’ even though it is not for sale yet
Cultured meat is the culture wars' newest bone of contention. Republican efforts to ban and even outlaw production of the ...
GLP podcast: Why some deaf people oppose curing deafness; The dark side of embryo screening; Should states ban lab-grown meat?
Groundbreaking gene therapies for deafness are coming online, but they're opposed by a surprising group of people—a subset of the ...
When can plant-based foods be described as ‘meaty’? France cracks down on plant based meat claims
In three months’ time, France will enforce a ban on the use of ‘meaty’ terminology for plant-based products ...
Iconic Oscar Mayer wieners will come in a plant-based version with a smoky taste later this year
If you wish there was an Oscar Mayer wiener that was plant-based, soon there will be one ...
As a bill to ban cell-grown meat makes its way through the Florida legislature, science researchers are divided on potential consequences
Legislation in states including Arizona, Alabama, Tennessee and West Virginia has emerged against cultivated meat in the last two months ...
Harnessing algae opens a new frontier in sustainable meat-like protein
Evidently, the need for alternatives to traditional meat and cheese has been a growing concern for health and the environment ...
Cell-based protein for your pup? Cultivated meat companies see large potential market in pet food
The pet food market is becoming a target for cultivated meat; a small number of lab meat producers are targeting ...
Want to sell cell-based meat in Tennessee? You’ll face a million-dollar fine in yet another chapter in the ‘long-running fight over the future of protein’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared his support for banning a food product that barely exists — cell-cultivated or “lab-grown” meat — ...
Insect-based food is climate-friendly and packed with protein — but consumer resistance remains strong
Insect proteins have many advantages, from an environmental perspective, over cattle. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), insect farming requires ...
‘Peach tree grown’ hamburgers? Marjorie Taylor Greene’s incoherent fulminations targeting cell-based meat highlight ignorance of right-wing science rejectionism
For some reason, a lot of conservatives have a knee-jerk negative reaction to lab-created meat. I checked the writings of ...
Kosher animals? Here’s why not all cellular-based meat will pass muster with Jewish law
From the perspective of Jewish law, lab-grown meat poses several novel questions, most obviously if it’s kosher. The short answer ...
Arizona joins slate of states pushing cell-based meat bans
Arizona, along with Florida and Texas, is the next state to propose stringent laws like censorship and bans for cultivated ...
Why gene editing could slingshot cell-based meat to economic viability
A shocking report from the University of California, Berkeley suggests that cultivated meat could reduce emissions by 96 percent. However, currently, the ...
Changing livestock diets: Here’s how crickets will help address agricultural sustainability challenges
During the late summer and early fall, you can hear the commotion in a customized, food-grade shipping container on the ...
Religious Muslims cleared to consume lab-grown beef if origins of cells are from ‘humanely-killed’ cows
Lab-grown meat is a rising trend among those looking to reduce their carbon footprint ...
GLP podcast/video: Weed won’t improve your workout; Predatory science journals attack GMOs; Eating insects will be mandatory?
Can marijuana make your workout better? Probably not, according to a recent study. Four science publications produce a large swath ...
Viewpoint: Some Republican-governed states want to ban or limit sales of cell-cultivated meat. Here’s why that’s a bad idea
At the end of January, Florida’s House and the Senate Agriculture Committee approved a bill introduced by Republican Rep. Danny ...
Livestock industry targets Florida in campaign to block cultivated meat innovation
If Florida bans cultivated meat, it will be the first in the nation to do so. With food scarcity challenging ...
Hybrid seafood? Shrimp added to expanding roster of 3D printed, cultivated seafood products
Israeli startup Steakholder Foods has added a 3D-printed shrimp prototype to an expanding roster of alternative seafood products. The company ...
Bill Gates and bug-eating: Conspiracy theory claims billionaire wants to replace cattle industry with insect protein. What’s the truth?
“Bill Gates wants to get rid of the cattle industry, and have people eat his FAKE MEAT,” writes one commenter, ...
Are we making an ‘inevitable shift’ to plant-based and cultured meat? Here are 8 alternative protein predictions for 2024
Here are the biggest trends to look out for as the alternative protein sector aims to further enshrine itself in ...
Lab-cultured eel alternative to an over-fished delicacy? Israel-Japan partnership looks to 2025 launch
Forsea Foods, the only known company working on cell-based eel, has created the first prototype of its cultivated eel. The ...
Viewpoint: Who is behind reactionary European movement to hobble lab grown meat revolution?
Vienna, Paris and Rome, along with nine other EU countries, are set to argue that meat grown in a laboratory ...
‘Cell-based meat grows like a tumor’: A new ad campaign targeting cultivated meat industry criticized as ‘deceptive and unscientific’
A new public information campaign against cultivated—or “lab-grown”—meat is being run by a group with close links to a controversial ...
USDA: Why cell-based meat is critical to address climate change
In a historic move, USDA-NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative's Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) program invested in cultivated meat research ...
