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Students working in the Cellular Agriculture Lab at Tufts University.

USDA awards $10 million to Tufts University to establish a cultivated protein center of excellence

The USDA and Tufts University announced a $10 million award to be distributed over a five-year period to develop an Institute for Cellular Agriculture.

USDA hands out funding for National Center for Cellular Agriculture

The project seeks to help elevate the U.S. to a position of leadership within the cultured protein sector, which is seen a key solution to reducing the climate impact of the food industry.

Where's the science to support cultivated meat?

New research project wants to fill in the knowledge gaps to support meat alternatives.

Will cell-based meat ever be a dinner staple?

Laboratory-grown meat has been stuck in the experimental stage. For it to become a commercially viable industry, tissue needs to be grown efficiently at scale.

Natalie Rubio: Cultured Meat and Future Food Podcast

Natalie Rubio appears on the New Harvest Fellowship Series.

Andrew Stout: Cultured Meat and Future Food Podcast

Andrew Stout appears on the New Harvest Fellowship Series.

John Yuen: Cultured Meat and Future Food Podcast

John Yuen appears on the New Harvest Fellowship Series.

The New Secret Chicken Recipe? Animal Cells.

Here’s an early taste of the laboratory-grown meat that companies are racing to bring to market, and a look at the questions it raises about how we feed ourselves.