How is meat made in a lab?

<p>How is meat made in a lab? That’s what 10-year-old Nate in New Jersey wants to know! Scientists have figured out how to grow meat in laboratories. Some hope lab-grown meat will be able to help address issues like global food insecurity, agricultural pollution and animal cruelty. But 5-year-old Lorenzo in California wants to know why people have to eat meat anyway? <em>But Why</em> visits scientist Rachael Floreani of the Engineered Biomaterials Research Laboratory at the University of Vermont to learn more about how and why lab-grown meat is being developed.</p> <p>Download our learning guides: <a href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/7a/da/fcbd86d844a0a494bafebc778621/how-is-meat-made-in-a-lab.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PDF</a> | <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UXCyPY6iAV32vfLjydMS5SLySlk8qoCLfeO5ArFZEGU/copy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Slide</a> | <a href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/50/82/ff6229d4439fa500d5a7e5269cc8/butwhy-labmeat-ep217-transcript.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a></p>