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Is lab-grown meat the future of dining? It's already on some menus

A scientist works in a cellular agriculture lab in Alameda, California, in June 2023.
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A scientist works in a cellular agriculture lab in Alameda, California, in June 2023.

Some say it's a more climate-friendly solution, but it's too early to tell how advantageous this new culinary creation could be for the planet.

Restaurants in San Francisco and now Washington D.C., are serving lab-grown chicken. Some say it’s a more climate-friendly solution, but it’s too early to tell how advantageous this new culinary creation could be for the planet.

WAMU’s Amanda Michelle Gomez and Jacob Fenston were among the first to taste lab-grown chicken in a D.C. restaurant.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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