Mississippi Passes Bill Banning Lab-Grown Meat

Mississippi has become the third state to ban cultivated meat, joining Florida and Alabama in prohibiting the production and sale of lab-grown alternatives to traditional livestock. Supporters, including the state’s agriculture commissioner, frame the move as a defense of conventional farming, while critics see it as political theater targeting an industry that doesn’t yet have a foothold in these states. With legal challenges brewing and other states considering similar bans, the fight over cultivated meat is shaping up as both a regulatory and economic battle. Get the full story from Wired.