He Who Controls the Food, Controls the People Lab-grown meat: How it's made, sustainability and nutrition Lab-grown meat is a genetically engineered product that uses biotechnology. But is it healthier than meat reared from livestock? New York CNN — Soon, Americans are going to be able to try chicken that comes directly from chicken cells rather than, well, a chicken. On Wednesday, the USDA gave Upside Foods and Good Meat the green light to start producing and selling their lab-grown, or cultivated, chicken products in the United States. Don’t run to the supermarket just yet, though. It’s going to be a while before you can buy cell-based meat in stores, though you should be able to get a taste at a restaurant sooner. Here’s everything you need to know about lab-grown meat. What is it? In a nutshell, lab-grown meat — or cultivated or cell-based meat — is meat that is developed from animal cells and grown, with the help of nutrients like amino acids, in massi...
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