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Lab-grown meat: Why countries are banning it

Is cultivated meat a solution to the climate crisis or just a gimmick?

Lab-grown meat is often touted as the solution to climate-friendly meat production. But in some parts of the world, governments are introducing laws to stop it from being produced. Why are some countries trying to ban it, before it鈥檚 even on the shelves?

Host Lucy Hockings speaks with Graihagh Jackson host of The Climate Question programme on the 成人论坛 World Service and our Asia business reporter Nick Marsh, about whether cultivated meat is a potential solution to the climate crisis or just a gimmick.

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