In Trump Era, States Should Fund Cultivated-Meat Research

Source: CounterPunch
by Jon Hochschartner

“With Republicans in control of all three branches of the federal government, liberal states should increasingly fund cultivated-meat research. For those who don’t know, cultivated meat is grown from animal cells, without slaughter. The new protein offers a number of environmental, public health and animal welfare benefits. While there are individual Republican leaders who support cultivated-meat development, by and large the party is hostile to the emerging technology. For the foreseeable future, it strikes me as unlikely the federal government will provide money for the effort. Thankfully, at least two Democratic-controlled states have contributed to such funding.” [editor’s note: Or, you know, governments could just stay out of the matter and let markets handle it – TLK] (01/30/25)

https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/30/in-trump-era-states-should-fund-cultivated-meat-research/