Sizzling interest in lab-grown meat belies lack of basic research

Elie Dolgin • February 6, 2019

'Clean meat’ firms have drawn tens of millions of dollars in investment in recent years, but technical hurdles remain.

Private investment in lab-grown meat is soaring as companies chase the promise of boundless — and delicious — nuggets, steaks and burgers cultured in vitro rather than reared on the hoof.


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