Making a Steak Without the Cow
The next meat may not come from an animal at all, as researchers find alternatives to unsustainable industrial farming.
Meet the Scientists Creating a Sustainable Food Future
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A lot of people like meat. But the world’s appetite for animals comes with significant costs, both moral and environmental. From animal welfare to greenhouse gases, our history of large-scale, industrial animal farming just isn't sustainable.
That’s why researchers are working on new meat alternatives. No, not Tofurky. Insects. Deep-fried and eaten whole or ground up into a versatile powder, this protein source eaten in other parts of the world for millennia may find its way onto American menus in the next decade.