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Australian expert speaks out on Californian lab-grown meat study

AUSTRALIA’S leading expert on cell-based meat has spoken out about a new study from the University of California, Davis, which argues the global warming potential of cell-based meat production could be up to 25 times greater than the average for retail beef.

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 Australian expert says the economics of lab-grown meat won’t work and would be terrible for the environment.  Picture: Mark Saunders.

Australian expert says the economics of lab-grown meat won’t work and would be terrible for the environment. Picture: Mark Saunders.

Internationally recognised expert on the future of cell-based protein, Professor Paul Wood, AO, confirmed the economics of producing lab-grown meat at scale "just won't work" and will be less sustainable...

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