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Lab-grown, Plant-based, Real – What Is The Chemistry Of Meat

Season 9 Episode 7 | 15m 51s

Beyond “burgers.” Impossible “meat.” A huge meatball (supposedly) made from wooly mammoth. Chemistry is changing how we think about meat, and as technology advances, things are only going to get more confusing…

Aired: 05/10/23
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