Episode #220: 3D Printed Steak, Cell-Cultured Salmon & Lab-Grown Chocolate

In this eye-opening episode, we explore the strange new world of engineered eating: from CRISPR-edited cows and methane-tweaked microbes to 3D-printed steaks, lab-grown salmon, mammoth meatballs, and even cell-cultured chocolate. 

Are these creations the future of sustainable food…or a sign that we’ve lost touch with nature? 

Join us as we peel back the shiny marketing to ask the real questions: What is food? Who controls it? And what happens when your steak requires a software update?

This weeks’ Community Question: 

“If you were at a dinner party at a friend’s house and they served cell-cultured meat, would you eat it?”

References:

• https://nationalaglawcenter.org/alternative-proteins-2025-litigation-update/
• https://www.steakholderfoods.com/

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:51 Animal Gene Editing
• 8:09 3D Printed “Meat”
• 16:43 Lab Grown Salmon
• 23:21 Mammoth Meatball
• 32:08 Biology vs Machine
• 36:32 Cell-Cultured Chocolate
• 46:41 Regulations and Labeling