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LAB-GROWN MEAT EXPLAINED

ould lab-grown meat be the compromise that settles the conflict between meat-eaters and vegetarians? For more than 2.5 million years humans have feasted on the flesh of other animals. During this time, the world’s agriculture industry has boomed, with 26 per cent of Earth’s ice-free land dedicated to livestock, which comes at a cost to the environment. On average, the livestock industry is responsible for around 18

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