TOPIC(S): Education U.S. NorthEast, Education U.S. SouthEast, Research, USDA, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

10/21/2021 SOURCE: vtx.vt.edu

Virginia Tech researchers among team awarded $10M from USDA to bring cultivated meat closer to dinner plates

Cultivated meat — animal cells grown in vitro to form anything from chicken tenders to salmon fillets — is pushing the boundaries of food production at a time when the agriculture industry is racing to keep up with growing demand. Researchers from Virginia Tech are part of a team awarded $10M from the USDA to usher in the era of lab-to-table protein to help to fill that gap.

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