Since the dawn of Homo sapiens, animals have satiated our species’ desire for meat. But with our growing population and global demand for animal products increasing, raising such huge numbers of animals for food poses serious challenges. But, what if we could have our meat and eat it too? Enter clean meat—real meat, grown without animals—which has now moved from science fiction to science fact.

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Paul Shapiro: Clean meat: the clean energy of food | Paul Shapiro | TEDxSouthLakeTahoe

Clean meat: the clean energy of food | Paul Shapiro | TEDxSouthLakeTahoe

Vice President of Policy, The Humane Society of the United States

Abraham Gesner's kerosene shifted lighting from whale oil to a cleaner alternative, mirroring today's shift towards clean meat.

Clean meat, growing actual meats from cells without animal slaughter, promises a greener, more humane future in food production.

Just as artificial ice became the norm over natural ice, clean meat may render factory farms as relics of a primitive past.