The Confounding Climate Science of Lab-Grown Meat

Published: Feb. 20, 2019, 7:13 a.m.

b'A future in which your hamburger is grown from animal cells in a lab is rapidly approaching. The idea is that by culturing meat in a vat, you not only cut down on animal slaughter but greatly reduce emissions, on account of cattle taking a lot of energy to raise and butcher and ship. Not to mention their digestive systems pump a significant amount of the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere. That\\u2019s the idea anyway.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'