Elliot Swartz@elliotswartzIn just the last 20 years, beef production destroyed global forests the size of California, mostly in the tropics Through tree loss alone (not including methane or feed crop production), this caused 3x the annual CO2 emissions of the US It's the cow, not the howOpens with a number
Elliot Swartz@elliotswartzIf you asked a room of cell biologists 5 years ago if cell culture media could productively grow cells while costing just $0.63 per liter, you would have been laughed out of it. No longer. Let's dive into this important study that poses challenges for #cultivatedmeat skeptics:Opens with direct address
Elliot Swartz@elliotswartzCultivated meatballs, bacon, and salami made without animal slaughter will soon be sold in U.S. grocery stores for the first time (one Sprouts market in Oakland). The pig that donated the cells is still alive, living happily in upstate NY: t.coOpens with an observation