Good News for Birds! Lab-Grown Chicken Breast in the Works

Global demand for meat is expected to double by 2050, and in
order to avoid serious environmental repercussions, scientists are now working
to make meat without animals, eliminating the need for cruel and destructive
factory farming.

In 2013, the first lab-grown
hamburger made its debut in London. Now, Civil
Eats is highlighting an effort to create a lab-grown chicken breast:

Gefen, a bioengineer and professor
at Tel Aviv University, believes that lab-grown chicken could help satiate a
growing global demand for meat at a time when livestock production is a major contributor to greenhouse
gas emissions, land degradation, water pollution, and biodiversity
losses.

This is exciting news for those of us who care about farmed
animals. Meat grown in labs requires zero animal slaughter and as mentioned
above, would also eliminate the harmful environmental effects of raising
animals on factory farms.

With animal agriculture accounting for the overwhelming majority
of greenhouse gas emissions and
the daily suffering of billions of factory-farmed
animals, lab-grown meat has enormous potential to foster positive global
change. 

“Until then, those who prefer their protein to be less
energy and resource-intensive might want to look towards plant-based ‘meat’ made
from soy and pea protein. Or just extend that Meatless Monday into Tuesday and
Wednesday, the article concludes.

Luckily, there are tons of delicious, totally animal-free options that
are sure to satisfy even the most die-hard meat eater.

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