In a world first that challenges what we thought we knew about biology, scientists have successfully engineered animal cells that can photosynthesize. The breakthrough promises to revolutionize ...

Chloroplasts, the parts of cells that allow plants and algae to photosynthesize, are thought to have originated more than 1 billion years ago, when photosynthetic cyanobacteria lived symbiotically ...

Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, essentially making animal cells that can gain energy from sunlight like plants. The breakthrough could have major benefits for growing ...

A July 26 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) makes a claim about the “cell-cultivated” meat now approved for sale in the U.S. "The lab grown 'chicken' that was recently approved to be sold at ...

For all of human history, eating meat has meant slaughtering animals. But scientists behind cultivated meat say that's no longer necessary. They produce meat by growing cells extracted from an ...

Soon, Americans are going to be able to try chicken that comes directly from chicken cells rather than, well, a chicken. On Wednesday, the USDA gave Upside Foods and Good Meat the green light to start ...

A June 26 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims an unsavory process is being used to create food products for consumers. “Did you know that lab grown meat is cultivated from animal cancer ...