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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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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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