Thu. 11/17 - Lab-Grown Meat Gets FDA Approval

<p><strong><em>The FDA has given approval for the first time to a lab-grown meat. Plus, another company is genetically modifying plants to work as superpowered air purifiers. And 500 new words like bae and subtweet have been added to the official Scrabble dictionary.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at <a href="http://rocketmoney.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RocketMoney.com/COOL</a></li><li>Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off your next gift at <a href="http://uncommongoods.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">uncommongoods.com/cool</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/lab-grown-meat-approval/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Lab-Grown-Meat Startup Gets the FDA’s Stamp of Approval</a> (WIRED)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/climate/fda-lab-grown-cultivated-meat.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lab-Grown Meat Receives Clearance From F.D.A.</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/11/17/23462902/lab-grown-meat-upside-fda-approval-usda-cultivated-meat-animal-welfare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FDA approval puts lab-grown meat one step closer to your dinner plate</a> (Vox)</li><li><a href="https://bgr.com/science/new-genetically-engineered-houseplant-cleans-air-as-efficiently-as-30-air-purifiers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New genetically engineered houseplant cleans air as efficiently as 30 plants</a> (BGR)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.inverse.com/innovation/genetically-modified-houseplant-air-purifier" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This genetically engineered houseplant does the work of 30 typical plants</a> (Inverse)</li><li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/scrabbles-seventh-edition-dictionary-adds-500-words" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Yeehaw, bae,’ official Scrabble dictionary adds 500 new words</a> (PBS)</li><li><a href="https://www