Meat Planet
Meat Planet explores the quest to generate meat in the lab—a substance sometimes called “cultured meat”—and asks what it means to imagine that this is the future of food.
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Meat Planet explores the quest to generate meat in the lab—a substance sometimes called “cultured meat”—and asks what it means to imagine that this is the future of food.
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Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change. Learn More >
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New in Journals
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Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism is now an online full-color quarterly and is expanding its coverage to include the publication of original peer reviewed research articles. Learn More>
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