Lab-grown fat startup wants your plant-based burger to taste less like plants

In London, startup Hoxton Farms is working to cultivate animal fat to help make plant-based meat alternatives taste more like the real thing.  Currently, many...

ISS wants to make sure early lunar settlements have hummus

In Israel, an experiment headed to the International Space Station in 2022 will evaluate the feasibility of growing chickpeas in microgravity.  The goal is to...

Cali startup claims world’s first cultivated pork loin

In California, cultivated meat maker Novel Farms has claimed production of the world’s first lab-grown, marbled pork loin. Many cultivated meat companies focus on making...

NGO: Aubrey Plaza “Wood Milk” campaign from USDA violates federal law

In Washington, DC, health advocacy nonprofit Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine is alleging a new ad campaign from the USDA violates laws forbidding federal...

Tyson launches $150 million venture capital fund for breakthrough food technologies

In Arkansas, Tyson Foods, Inc. launched a $150 million venture capital fund called Tyson New Ventures LLC to invest in companies that are developing...

BlueNalu makes seafood with cellular aquaculture

In California, BlueNalu, a pioneer in the field of cellular aquaculture, launched its business with funding by New Crop Capital. Lou Cooperhouse, President & CEO...

Finding another key to the brain’s control over appetite and weight

In Texas, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have determined that aprosin, a recently discovered hormone that regulates blood-glucose levels, also acts on the...

Chef’d makes The Beyond Burger available nationwide

In California, Beyond Meat announced an expanded partnership with Chef’d, a first-of-its-kind meal kit marketplace that recently saw an influx of capital from major...

Lose weight by eating only between 8 am and 2 pm, according to UAB...

In Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers released findings that seem to indicate early time-restricted feeding may lead to more efficient fat burning...

Pass the butter! Shiok showcases lab-grown lobster

In Singapore, Shiok Meats has unveiled the world’s first lab-grown lobster meat. In a private tasting showcase, Chef José Luis Del Amo of TheTasteLab...

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