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Cellular agriculture could be a game-changer or just another spot on the supermarket shelves

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Laboratories around the world are racing to create the perfect piece of meat. But, questions remain about how cellular agriculture can help with the world’s growing agricultural challenges.

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Gruber, K. Cellular agriculture could be a game-changer or just another spot on the supermarket shelves. Nat Food 3, 782–784 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00610-y

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