meat
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Dog-Powered Machines Were Surprisingly Common in the 19th Century
Ever since dogs were first domesticated about 18,000 years ago, they’ve often had jobs to earn their keep. Today, some dogs are used to herd sheep while others help hunters track and flush out game. And, believe it or not, dogs were sometimes used historically to power machines in private homes and factories. Dog-powered machines…
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It Takes the Fat From 8,800 Pigs to Power a Transatlantic Flight
In the growing search for alternative fuels, scientists are looking to animal fats to power cars, trucks, and even planes one day.
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Lab-Grown Chicken Closer to Your Plate With FDA Green-Light
Manmade meat is marching ever-closer to your dinner plate. A second company has received a critical safety green light from the Food and Drug Administration, and can now move forward with next steps towards selling its lab-grown chicken substitute to U.S. consumers.
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Beyond Meat’s Pennsylvania Plant Reportedly Had Mould and Bacteria Problems
If you had to read Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel The Jungle in high school, then you would know just how notorious the meat packing industry was back in the early 20th century. Unfortunately few paid a similar amount of attention to the plight of immigrant communities who worked in early meat packing plants. But as…