It is about the pioneers behind the birth of the “cell-based meat” industry: a food science that grows real meat from animal cells without the need to breed, raise and slaughter animals.

University of Alberta researchers and an Alberta-based cleantech company will utilize a future Central Alberta facility to ...

Animals depend upon plants as an energy source. Chemicals in food are broken down in respiration to create energy stores that can be used by the cell. Animal cells have a basic structure.