Episode 1567 • • 1:12:17 - 1:15:47
1567: Wagner the Dog
Fetal Bovine Serum, The Reality of Cultured Meat
A former molecular biologist explains that lab-grown meat requires "media" for cell growth, specifically Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) taken from cow embryos. This contradicts the "no-kill" marketing of the industry. Furthermore, the energy-intensive process of producing cultured meat results in a carbon footprint 25 times higher than traditional beef production.