Perspective Piece
How Science is Making it Possible to Eat and Pet a Chicken at the Same Time
Meat grown from cells is bringing my childhood dream to life
At age 11, something changed. And it wasn’t that I got a Hogwarts invite from Professor McGonagall. Instead, I started feeling differently about animals.
I created a fictional land called Evergold, where all the animals were safe and happy. Here, the fields and forests abounded with meat plants.
Picture a willow, swaying in the wind, with sizzling hot bacon strips oozing from its branches. In Evergold, there were no animal farms or slaughterhouses. Even the moose and wolves could be friends, meeting up for peaceful games of tag.
Today, startups creating cultivated meat are on the cusp of a great achievement for humans and animals. By growing meat directly from cells, they’re paving a more nonviolent future. The new meat tech could also greatly reduce land and water use, and prevent pandemics.
Slaughter-free bacon is around the corner
Winston Churchill made a prediction in 1931. Cultivated meat enthusiasts love to cite his words:
We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken…
