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Americans own 184 million dogs and cats. And who can blame them pets are incredible! Dogs and cats make amazing and caring companions, it’s no surprise that approximately 68% of Americans own either one of them and spend $30 billion annually to take care of...

This article was updated in September 2019

Cultured Meat.

The USCA doesn’t want it to be considered meat. The NCBA says it does count as meat but should be as strictly regulated as slaughterhouses.

Some call it clean meat, others cell-based meat or cultivated meat. ...

Bruce Friedrich is the CEO and co-founder of the Good Food Institute, a non-profit that promotes the growth and rise of plant-based meat alternatives as well as cellular agriculture. Friedrich has done several TedTalks regarding the future of food and the importance of finding...

Following all the developments in January and February, March continued cellular agriculture’s great start to the year. Cellular agriculture (‘cell ag’) is the field of growing animal products from cells instead of raising animals for them. From new...

This article was originally published in March 2018. Click here to read about Wild Type's latest funding round.

Earlier today, it was announced on TechCrunch that startup Wild Type raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The round of funding was led by Spark Capital and also...

This article was updated in May 2019

From the first lab-grown dish in 2013, cellular agriculture has clearly progressed. Since then, more companies and investors have entered the field to further develop it. As the field continues to progress to one-day become the future of food, cellular...

I found my way through the busy streets to the Founding Farmers restaurant in Washington D.C. It was a Tuesday, but the crowd and large line could convince you that it was the weekend. I was told that I would have to wait, unless I managed to find space at the bar. I found a crowded corner with...

In February 2018, the US Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) filed a petition with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to narrow the definition of ‘meat’. In the petition, the USCA requests that meat and beef be defined as coming from the flesh of an animal that has...

Following all the exciting news in January, February has continued cellular agriculture’s great start to the year. Cellular agriculture (‘cell ag’) refers to the field of growing animal products from cells instead of raising animals for them, and it has been in...

We live in an anti-GMO era.

Nearly all the companies and players in cellular agriculture (‘cell ag’) have made a conscious effort to distance themselves from GMOs. While it is true that none of their final products contain genetically modified organisms (the modified yeast are not...