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Cellular agriculture in the media: newspaper coverage in Australia, Brazil, Germany, and India
Brenda Buhr Voth
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Cellular Animal Science Laboratory, Federal University of Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, Cabral, CEP 80.035-050, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Peter Rothe
Institute of Geography – TUD Dresden University of Technology, Helmholtzstraße 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany
Rodrigo Luiz Morais-da-Silva
Graduate Program in Management (PPGADM), Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), 632 Prefeito Lothário Meissner Avenue, Jardim Botânico, Curitiba/Paraná, Brazil
Mariana Hase Ueta
Wageningen University & Research, Building 201, Hollandseweg 1, 6706KN, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Frank Meyer
Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Schongauerstr. 9, 04328 Leipzig, Germany
Carla Forte Maiolino Molento
Cellular Animal Science Laboratory, Federal University of Paraná, Rua José Brusamolin, 157, São Lourenço, CEP 82.210-280, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Short summary
Cellular agriculture (CellAg) is a technology used to produce meat alternatives. It aims at lowering carbon emissions, reducing animal cruelty, and mitigating the adverse environmental effects of mass meat production. We analyzed media coverage of CellAg in four countries (Australia, Brazil, Germany, and India) and compared which topics were most frequently associated with it.
Cellular agriculture (CellAg) is a technology used to produce meat alternatives. It aims at...
