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How lab-grown meat could help the climate

Neil King | Natalie Muller
May 19, 2023

Global demand for meat is growing, but animal agriculture has a significant carbon footprint. Could cultivating steaks, nuggets and sushi in a lab be a solution? (This episode has been republished and updated).

https://p.dw.com/p/4RZVU

Interviewees featured in this episode:

John Lynch, postdoctoral researcher at Oxford University, Department of Zoology

Seren Kell, science and technology manager at the Good Food Institute Europe 

Stefan Wahlen, professor of food and sociology at Giessen University

Neil King
Neil King Senior editor with DW's environment team
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